Monthly Archives: October 2023

Care home network aims to reduce infections

University College London A new pilot scheme to monitor infections in care homes across England is being co-led by UCL researchers. The VIVALDI Social Care project, commissioned by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and carried out in collaboration with The Outstanding Society, Care England, and NHS England, will work with over 500 care homes […]

Help Build Back The National Blood And Platelet Supply By Giving Now

As October comes to a close, the American Red Cross urges blood and platelet donors to make and keep donation appointments now to help hospitals restock blood products for patients ahead of the holiday season. Donors of all blood types are needed, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets to help recover from […]

New exhibit at CT museum: Venomous scorpions, exotic spiders and blood-sucking leeches

Riverside Reptiles Education Center in Enfield has some new residents on view: several different types of insects from around the world including some with hundreds of legs, deadly venom, and even a few as big as a human hand. The insects are part of the center’s Bug Cave, an impressive collection of approximately 31 exhibits […]

Extreme heat set to increase heart attacks, stroke deaths in US: Study

Bloomberg | Oct 30, 2023 03:30 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Cardiovascular deaths due to heat will rise as high-temperature days become more frequent, a new study finds. Cardiovascular-related deaths due to extreme heat are expected to nearly triple in the US by mid-century as climate change raises the frequency of very hot days, […]

Retinal artery occlusion carries risk of death, adverse cardiovascular events | Latest news for Doctors, Nurses and Pharmacists

Individuals with retinal artery occlusion (RAO) may be at increased risk of death, stroke, and myocardial infarction (MI) both in the short and long term, according to a study. For the study, researchers used aggregated electronic health records from TriNetX and looked at 34,874 patients with RAO (mean age at index event 66 years, 51 […]

‘Invincible’ Season 2 Review: Back for Blood and More

Share this: Sometimes you have to wait a while for a really good thing. If you’re like me, you’re impatient, especially when it’s something that is incredibly exciting. But good things come to those who wait, and that’s where I’m at with Prime Video’s Invincible season 2. After the tooth and heart-breaking fight between Mark […]

Cardiovascular Calcification Pipeline, Clinical Trials, and Key Companies – Sanifit, Inositec, Sanofi, Dong-A ST

DelveInsight’s, “Cardiovascular Calcification Pipeline Insight, 2023,” report provides comprehensive insights about 6+ companies and 6+ pipeline drugs in the Cardiovascular Calcification pipeline landscape. It covers the pipeline drug profiles, including clinical and nonclinical stage products. It also covers the therapeutics assessment by product type, stage, route of administration, and molecule type. It further highlights the […]