Monthly Archives: October 2023

Call for Cultural Considerations When Screening Oocyte Donors and Gestational Carriers

Professional Medical Evaluation | Image Credit: Blue Planet Studio – stock.adobe.com Wiyatta Fahnbulleh, PsyD, and Pamela Blackwell, PsyD, LMSW, led the discussion, “Cultural Diversity and Considerations for Psychological Assessment When Screening Oocyte Donors and Gestational Carriers: What are the Limitations of Our Data?” during the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 2023 Scientific Congress & […]

Streamlined Referral Intervention Sees Great Success Among Patients With Head/Neck Cancer

Joelle Hicks, BSN, RN, Summa Health Cancer Institute Between January 1 and December 31, 2022, 100% of patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiation treatment at Summa Health Cancer Institute in Ohio were referred to an oncology dietician to receive ongoing nutritional support plus speech and swallow therapy to manage the adverse effects (AEs) […]

A more ‘regular’ season for pediatric infections amid triple threat of RSV, flu, and COVID-19: Montreal doctor

Some health experts say the triple threat of RSV, the flu, and COVID-19 could be less severe for children this year – compared to what we saw last fall and winter. CityNews discussed this with Dr. Jesse Papenburg, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist and Medical Microbiologist at Montreal’s Children’s Hospital. 1. About a year ago pediatric […]

Cops Follow Trail of Blood to Severed Head In Bathtub After Man Tells Them ‘I Just Killed Somebody’

Authorities found a dead dog and headless body — both with “intestines extruding from their bodies” — before the grisly discoveries continued. San Antonio Police made quite the horrific discovery after responding to a call of a suspicious person last Friday night. Authorities were initially called to investigate someone looking into parked vehicles around 10:15 […]

‘Starve a Vampire’ blood drive takes place during nationwide blood shortage

QUINCY, Ill. (KHQA) — The community got a chance to donate blood this afternoon in Arts Quincy’s “Starve a Vampire Blood Drive”. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Oakley-Lindsay Center, donors were treated to a sweet dessert after helping replenish the blood bank during this severe nationwide blood storage. Every day the […]

INFECTION PREVENTION: A Poem for International Infection Prevention and Control Week

International Infection Prevention Week is observed every year in October, in which family members and health care professionals are reminded of the importance of infection prevention and control (Adobe Stock 449539370 by Waseem Ali Khan) International Infection Prevention and Control Week is a week set aside for the international community to highlight and celebrate the importance […]

Fast walkers live longer and are less likely to die of cardiovascular disease, study finds

There are few things more infuriating than being stuck on the pavement behind someone ambling at a snail-like pace. Now, however, scientists have found that there is a benefit in being a fast walker as they live longer and are less likely to die of cancer or heart disease than dawdlers. Data from almost 400,000 […]

One person infected with West Nile virus in Sarasota

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – The Department of Health says that a person in south Sarasota was infected with the West Nile Virus last month. This person has been treated, according to officials, but they want to warn residents about the potential risk of contracting the virus. A mosquito-borne illness advisory went into effect yesterday afternoon. […]

Kitten with unusual rabies strain sparks public health operation

A stray kitten was the first cat to test positive for rabies in the area for 20 years Now health officials are scrambling to vaccinate 1,000 raccoons locally READ MORE: North Carolina shelter in lockdown after multiple dog FLU deaths By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:27 EDT, 17 October 2023 | Updated: […]