Monthly Archives: November 2023

Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia

Disease mural cells stained for calponin (mural cells marker, green), collagen IV (magenta) and DAPI (nuclei, blue). Credit: Alessandra Granata/University of Cambridge Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these vessels can cause them to leak, leading to conditions […]

October 2023 Snap Recap: ODAC Decision Making and Breast Cancer News

Halloween wasn’t the only event in October worth celebrating. In the October episode of Snap Recap, CancerNetwork® reviews key news items as decided on by our readers. This included articles on the effectiveness of reducing ctDNA tumor fractions with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer, the benefits of hypofractionated vs standard radiotherapy for breast cancer, […]

Cardiovascular deaths increased 9% in 3 years

A recent study found cardiovascular mortality increased 9.3% from 2019 to 2022. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, examined national mortality data from 2010 to 2022. During that time, nearly 11 million cardiovascular deaths occurred, with 75.6% dying of heart disease and 16.9% of stroke. From 2010 to 2019, the age-adjusted […]

Montgomery County man gives final pint of blood after more than 50 years of donations

Montgomery County man donates 35th gallon of blood Montgomery County man donates 35th gallon of blood 00:55 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Fifty years ago, a Montgomery County man set a generous goal: Donate 25 gallons of blood. And in the decades since Marc Satalof far exceeded that mission. Now 76 years old, Satalof has donated 35 […]

Salem Hospital says 450 patients may have been exposed to infection

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } SALEM — Salem Hospital says nearly 450 patients may have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV while getting intravenous medication during endoscopy procedures. The hospital says there is no evidence that any patient contracted an infection and that the risk […]

CURE Media Group® announces Jane Fonda as keynote speaker for the 2023 MPN Heroes® recognition …

CURE and Incyte Corporation are proud to host the 2023 MPN Heroes recognition ceremony, an evening of gratitude and celebration of the heroes who have made a significant impact in the lives of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms, or MPNs.  CRANBURY, N.J., Nov. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CURE Media Group, the industry-leading multimedia platform devoted to providing […]

Thanksgiving Director Eli Roth Says He’s ‘Lost Track’ of How Much Blood He Uses in His Horror Movies (Exclusive)

Eli Roth spills a lot of blood. Fake blood, that is. PEOPLE recently spoke with Roth, 51, about his new horror movie Thanksgiving, a holiday-themed slasher that follows a mysterious serial killer dressed as a pilgrim who descends upon Plymouth, Massachusetts in November to commit a number of murders in the annual holiday’s hometown. “I […]

Batchelor Awards Honor Spirit of Inquiry in Pediatrics

Grants and Awards By: Debby Teich | November 16, 2023 | 5 min. read |  Share Four Miller School pediatrics researchers were honored for their relentless pursuit of solutions that will improve the health of children. Four physician-scientists conducting leading-edge research on children’s diseases in the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics […]

Zionsville resident develops new clinical classification

Zionsville resident Dr. Rohan Dharmakumar, executive director of the Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and his colleague Dr. Andreas Kumar from Northern Ontario School of Medicine, worked together to develop the world’s first clinical classification of heart attacks based on tissue damage, which the Canadian Cardiovascular Society recently adopted. […]