Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Masimo has received de novo authorization for a device designed to improve the monitoring of blood oxygen in certain situations. The device, ORi, is intended to support standard pulse oximetry by providing additional insights into […]
Monthly Archives: October 2023
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Forged by Blood, Ehigbor Okosun (Harper Voyager 978-0-0631-1262-9, $32.00. 400pp, hc) August 2023. Readers looking for a high-octane story with an equal amount of romance and fight scenes should look no further than Ehigbor Okosun’s Forged by Blood, the first in the debut author’s Tainted Blood duology. It’s the perfect summer adventure story. Forged by […]
Infection
Hot topics in diagnosing, preventing, and treating central line associated bloodstream infections
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Red blood cells medical design. Medical science background. Generative AI. © Marharyta-stock.adobe.com Jennifer Blumenthal, MD, an instructor, pediatric infectious diseases and critical care medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard University School of Medicine in Massachusetts provided an update on recent literature related to central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in children. A CLABSI is […]
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Blood
Anesthesiologist-led blood management found to save blood and reduce costs with same or better patient outcomes
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Blood management programs that reduced or avoided transfusions saved a health system millions of dollars annually, with a return on investment of more than $7 for every dollar spent, while achieving the same or better outcomes, suggests research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 annual meeting. Over the past 10 years, the […]
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Image: Scanning electron micrograph of a single prostate cancer cell. Credit: Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute Prostate cancer’s resistance to treatment can be reversed in some patients by stopping hijacked white blood cells from being ‘pulled into’ tumours, according to new research published in Nature. In an early clinical trial, researchers showed that blocking the messages […]
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Cardio is king when it comes to heart health. There are various ways you can improve your cardio, such as eating the best foods, drinking for your heart health, and adding certain cardiologist-approved exercises to your daily routine. Although you might assume the latter means going for a run or heading out to an aerobics […]
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Diablo 4 season 2 is gonna suck — literally! Formally called “Season of Blood,” the second season for Blizzard’s popular action role-playing game is all about vampires. It’s a lot to bite into, and it’s good reason to return to Diablo 4 if you’ve been away for a bit. Here’s when Diablo 4 season 2 […]
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Among other things, that means you will not be able to play with all of the class changes and the new builds that come with that update ahead of Season 2’s official launch. Furthermore, the decision to release those updates at the same time will likely lead to a much larger initial update file as […]
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — An 11-year-old patient celebrates her 100th blood transfusion at St. Luke’s Hospital. Hannah has beta thalassemia, a blood disorder caused when the body doesn’t make enough of a protein called hemoglobin. When there isn’t enough hemoglobin, the body’s red blood cells don’t function properly and there are fewer healthy red blood […]