New cases of monkeypox were reported in North Carolina, the first since April, and state health officials are encouraging people at high risk for mpox to get vaccinated. According to the state Department of Health and Human Services, two cases of mpox were reported in September and October, and mpox virus was detected in one […]
Monthly Archives: October 2023
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The Food and Drug Administration moved Tuesday to bolster the nation’s blood supply by easing some requirements for establishments that collect blood and blood components, including source plasma. The FDA said in a final guidance document that it does not intend to take regulatory action for a blood establishment’s failure to comply with certain requirements […]
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Quinn Dombrowski / Flickr cc A study yesterday in JAMA Network Open based on outcomes seen among Singaporean children ages 4 years and younger showed good protection for two doses of monovalent mRNA COVID vaccines during an Omicron surge. The authors said the findings support vaccinating this age-group, despite low incidence of severe disease or […]
Blood
Pink woolly hat, runners and ‘blood-stained’ brambles recovered from scene where Ashling Murphy died, court hears
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Jozef Puska has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ms Murphy on January 12, 2022Trial told the 23-year-old teacher was stabbed 11 times in the right side of her neckJury hears Mr Puska had no connection with the 23-year-old Josef Puska (inset) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Offaly schoolteacher Ashling Murphy […]
Blood
Pink wooly hat, runners and ‘blood-stained’ brambles recovered from scene where Ashling Murphy died, court hears
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Jozef Puska has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ms Murphy on January 12, 2022Trial told the 23-year-old teacher was stabbed 11 times in the right side of her neckJury hears Mr Puska had no connection with the 23-year-old Josef Puska (inset) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Offaly schoolteacher Ashling Murphy […]
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Honestly, it feels like Blizzard is becoming the embodiment of that scene in The Simpsons where Homer falls into Springfield Gorge and hits every possible cliff and rock on the way down. The developer just can’t seem to catch a break, and its latest cock-up involves Diablo 4’s fairly anticipated Season of Blood. The game’s […]
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Diablo IV fans had to wait longer than expect to dig into Season of Blood, which launched earlier today. Blizzard said that technical issues forced it to delay the new vampire-driven season’s release before it was finally able to launch today. Since then, Season of Blood has been racked issues with its battle pass, seasonal […]
Cancer and neoplasms
Secondary Pure Red Cell Aplasia During Daratumumab/ Hyaluronidase Therapy for Multiple Myeloma
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ABSTRACT Predominantly autoimmune in origin, severe normochromic, normocytic anemia with reticulocytopenia in the setting of the normal production of leukocytes and megakaryocytic lineages is known as pure red cell aplasia (PRCA), which is unlike aplastic anemia in which all lineages are affected due to a stem cell defect. PRCA can be primary (such as autoimmune) […]
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Infections with cytomegalovirus (CMV) are extremely common and often pose no major threat to the vast majority of people. They can however be deadly for people whose immune system is weakened, for example, after bone marrow transplantation. Current treatments against CMV infections are very limited and can have severe side effects. Researchers led by Prof. […]