Monthly Archives: November 2023

Building permits for Nov. 8-14: $450K for Louisiana Cardiovascular Associates

Commercial alterations OFFICE: 856 Kaliste Saloom Road, description, replace existing MRI equipment and other modifications at Envision Imaging of Acadiana; applicant, RTA Architects; contractor, Coastline Construction and Renovation; $450,000. OFFICE: 1101 Eraste Landry Road, description, replace interior walls at PERC Development; applicant, Davis Design & Consulting; contractor, PERC Development; $450,000. OFFICE: 303 Rue Louis XIV, […]

Blood supplies low in Morongo Basin, drive tomorrow at Vons in Yucca Valley – Z107.7 FM Joshua Tree

Lifestream will be holding a blood drive tomorrow (November 18) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Vons in Yucca Valley, located at 57590 Twentynine Palms Highway. Healthy individuals at least 15 years of age may donate blood. Everyone under 17 years of age must provide LifeStream with written parental consent. Donors receive a free […]

Cardiovascular Disease Utilization Grew After Medicaid Expansion

By Kelsey Waddill November 17, 2023 – Adults with cardiovascular disease are more likely to utilize outpatient cardiovascular services in Medicaid expansion states than in nonexpansion states, a study published in Health Affairs revealed. The researchers used Medicaid Analytic eXtract data to assess utilization trends among nonelderly adult beneficiaries. The study timeframe started in 2012, before […]

Why men die younger than women

Take a look around your average retirement home or advanced-age friend group and you’ll see a significant sex imbalance. Men are rare among the 85-and-overs. Common wisdom is that they die earlier than women, and the numbers support it. In Germany in 2022, for example, men had an average life expectancy of just over 78 […]

Laika: Aged Through Blood is part bloody Excitebike, part furry Mad Max

On paper, Laika: Aged Through Blood is the kind of game I would normally avoid at all costs. It’s a bloody and violent Metroidvania starring an anthropomorphic coyote on a motorcycle – or, as the developers like to call it, ‘motorvania’. It makes no compromises about the need to ride and shoot and spin and […]

Starlight Gala raises funds for cardiovascular care advancements at Texas Health Allen

Frost Bank one of the Starlight Gala’s Shining Star Event Sponsors. From left to right: Carl Walden, Kristy Rogers, Michelle Washington, Terry Buckhalton, Cory Cuevas, Leslie Cuevas, Jennifer Martin, Steve Martin Courtesy of Texas Health Resources On Nov. 11, community members from across the county gathered at Teas Health Resources Foundation’s second annual Starlight Gala at the […]

Interactions Between Tumor Genes, Microenvironment Impact Treatment Response in Multiple Myeloma

This article was originally published by Pharmacy Times®. This version has been lightly edited. Multiple myeloma blood testing | Image credit: luchschenF – stock.adobe.com A recent study published in Nature Cancer showed that distinct genomic drivers in multiple myeloma may affect clinical outcomes. Researchers also identified factors associated with sustained minimal residual disease negativity.1 Investigators […]

Community Blood Drive sponsored by Northside Movement

San Angelo, TX-The holidays are a special time of year, filled with family, friends and festivities. But patients needing lifesaving transfusions may not be able to celebrate in the same way. This November, in their honor and to support their needs, put blood donation at the top of your holiday “to do” list. You’ll be […]

Study: Marijuana Use May Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

Regular marijuana use could raise your risk of heart failure, stroke, or heart attack, according to new research. Experts still don’t know much about the ways long-term marijuana use may impact the body. But preliminary research, presented earlier this month at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023 meeting, found marijuana use could have […]