Monthly Archives: October 2023

Why the new COVID shot is a game-changer (and why the term ‘booster’ is obsolete)

Unlike earlier in the pandemic, when the initial vaccines were followed by a seemingly never-ending stream of boosters, the recently updated COVID vaccine is simple: a single shot. Developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna and approved on September 11 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the new COVID vaccines have arrived just as the […]

Biodexa Completes Recruitment of Cohort A in Study of MTX110 in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma

Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC(“Biodexa” or the “Company”) Biodexa Completes Recruitment of Cohort A in Study of MTX110 in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC, (Nasdaq: BDRX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of products aimed at primary and metastatic cancers of the brain, is pleased to announce that it has completed recruitment into […]

Global Blood Pressure Monitors Market Research Report 2023-2031 – Digital Innovation Revolutionizes Blood Pressure Monitoring for a Healthier Future

Dublin, Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Global Blood Pressure Monitors Market Report and Forecast 2023-2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global blood pressure monitors market size attained a value of USD 1.67 billion in 2022. The market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 7.1% during the forecast period […]

Global and Regional Rare Disease Genetic Testing Market Report 2023: Market to Reach $16.69 Billion by 2033 from $4.11 Billion in 2022 – WGS Putting an End to the Rare Disease Genetic Testing Odysseys

Dublin, Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Rare Disease Genetic Testing Market – A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Disease Type, Offering, Specialty Type, Sample Type, Trait Type, Technology, Age Group, End User, and Country Analysis – Analysis and Forecast, 2023-2033” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global rare disease genetic […]

Increased Wyoming Syphilis Cases Cause Concern

With a marked increase in reported syphilis cases in Wyoming over the past few years, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is sharing prevention strategies to help protect residents from sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their serious consequences. Reginald McClinton, Communicable Disease Unit Surveillance Program manager, reports Wyoming has experienced a 54% increase in reported […]

Roswell Animal Services closes temporarily due to infections

Roswell Animal Services will stop taking in pets unless for an emergency after an increase in infections. The city made the discovery on Sept. 27.The city of Roswell is looking to address a high presence of upper respiratory infections. This comes after a dog from the shelter was found to have canine distemper virus by […]

Missouri Highway Patrol honors fallen trooper Corporal Michael Webster with blood drive

It’s been 30 years since the tragic death of Corporal Michael Webster, a Missouri Highway Patrol who was hit and killed by a drunk driver in 1993.To honor his legacy, the Missouri Highway Patrol has held a blood drive in his name for the past 29 years.Brian Young, an O-positive blood donor often sought by […]

Oklahoma rancher leads charge to beef up the blood supply

For many years, Oklahoma Beef Council has partnered with Our Blood Institute to reward anyone who donates blood before the Labor Day weekend. This year’s blood drive happened on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Over that two-day timeframe 1,236 people donated blood, saving 3,708 lives. One of the donors was Erick Chandler, longtime member of […]

New Research Uncovers Blood-Brain Barrier Mystery

In the microscope image, astrocytes are stained green and immune cells are stained red. The basement membranes of the vessels are seen in white. Credit: University of Münster / University Hospital Bonn (UKB) Researchers have identified new gelatinase substrates that play a role in the function of the astroglial barrier. In neuroinflammation, immune cells like […]

Weight loss jab ‘significantly’ improves blood sugar in diabetics, study finds

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Weight-loss jabs can help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar in the long-term, a study has found. Semaglutide, sold under the brand names Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus, has been […]