NEW ROCHELLE, NY — As blood donations lag and reserves in the region continue to fall below optimal levels, a New Rochelle institution is doing its part to help out with a special Halloween blood drive. The New Rochelle Public Library announced that it will be hosting a community blood drive with the American Red […]
<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/japanese-registry-find.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/japanese-registry-find.jpg" data-sub-html="Graphical Abstract. Credit: Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (2023). DOI:10.1016/j.jscai.2023.101190″> Graphical Abstract. Credit: Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (2023). DOI:10.1016/j.jscai.2023.101190 A novel study conducted by a Japanese multicenter registry has revealed the significant benefits of using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in coronary intervention procedures. The […]
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man’s Amazon delivery route turned into a fight for his life as 22-year-old Trey Rodriguez is now recovering from a pit bull attack. Tuesday afternoon he showed us his bandages and more than 20 stitches. He said they’re stark reminders of the horror he lived through Monday morning. “I’m […]
SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio man’s Amazon delivery route turned into a fight for his life as 22-year-old Trey Rodriguez is now recovering from a dog attack. Tuesday afternoon he showed us his bandages and more than 20 stitches. He said they’re stark reminders of the horror he lived through Monday morning. “I’m still […]
Case Presentation George is a 54-year-old man with a history of diabetes and cigarette smoking (1 pack per day for 20 years). He fractures his right ankle and undergoes open reduction and internal fixation. Two weeks later he presents to his orthopedist for follow up with complaints of constant pain in his ankle even when […]
By Ben Glickman Abbott Laboratories’ diagnostic for patients with a rare form of blood cancer was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA approved the RealTime IDH1 Assay as a companion diagnostic for the selection of relapsed or refractory myelodysplastic syndromes with a mutation in isocitrate dehydrogenase-1. The FDA said MDS, a […]
Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and University Health Network (UHN) have demonstrated that by analyzing patients’ blood samples, they are able to detect cancer earlier in individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, an inherited condition with an almost 100 percent life-time risk of developing cancer. The research, […]
“The Aurora EV-ICD system is a tremendous step forward in implantable defibrillator technology,” Bradley P. Knight, MD, medical director of electrophysiology at Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and a researcher with experience evaluating the newly approved device, said in a prepared statement. “Placing the leads outside of the heart, rather than inside the heart and […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Savannah native Donald “Don” Formey never imagined that he would be the face of a critically acclaimed art piece. “Early on, he wasn’t really accepted by the majority of the art world,” Formey said of artist Barkley Hendricks. “They kinda isolated him a lot, but I think it could very well […]
Tuesday, October 24, 2023–4:15 p.m. -Blood Assurance- Due to multiple trauma patients being treated this morning at area hospitals, the community blood supply has reached a critically low level. Blood Assurance is in dire need of both O-positive and O-negative blood donors to roll up a sleeve and be someone’s hero. Other blood types are […]