Monthly Archives: November 2023

Cancer and neoplasms

Exploring the Changing Diagnostic Criteria of Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome: A Case Report

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14
Nov

ABSTRACT Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, also known as Gorlin syndrome, basal cell nevus syndrome, and nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Its hallmark is an early onset of basal cell carcinoma. Additionally, the syndrome is characterized by a spectrum of distinct clinical attributes encompassing oral, skeletal, ophthalmic, neurological, and developmental aberrations. This […]

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Blood

Blood drive honoring Morristown-Hamblen hospital employee killed in crosswalk

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14
Nov

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A blood drive is being held in honor of a hospital employee who was fatally struck by a car in Morristown last month. Beth Block, 41, was struck and killed by a pickup truck on Oct. 23 while in the crosswalk near the Morristown-Hamblen Health System facility. The system is now […]

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Blood

Researchers chart the contents of human bone marrow

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14
Nov

Multiplex immunofluorescence image of a normal bone marrow core biopsy tissue from a teenage individual. Maturing red blood cells (red), neutrophils and monocytes (cyan), and megakaryocytes (yellow) are shown. Image courtesy of the Patel lab. Credit: Patel lab A team at Weill Cornell Medicine has mapped the location and spatial features of blood-forming cells within […]

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Infection

Q&A: Infections from over-the-counter artificial tears—implications for patients and clinicians

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14
Nov

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled dozens of over-the-counter eye drops—artificial tears—in 2023 due to contamination and unsafe manufacturing practices. Four deaths from sepsis, 14 cases of vision loss and more than 80 infections were reported as of May. Most of the patients reported using EzriCare Artificial Tears, which […]

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Infection

Next steps for PCR testing for urinary tract infection

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14
Nov

In this video, Roger R. Dmochowski, MD, MMHC, FACS, describes the next steps for PCR testing for urinary tract infection. He is senior author of the Neurology and Urodynamics study “Recurrent and complicated urinary tract infections in women: Utility of advanced testing to enhance care.” Dmochowski is professor of urology, surgery and gynecology and vice […]

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Blood

Researchers pioneer new strategy to help low-income patients control blood pressure

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14
Nov

Credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels Uncontrolled hypertension, the leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature deaths worldwide, disproportionately affects low-income populations. Now, a new strategy that trains health care providers to deliver more comprehensive, team-based care has been found to significantly lower blood pressure in low-income patients compared to the “usual care” approach. […]

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Infection

How tiny hinges bend the infection-spreading spikes of a coronavirus

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14
Nov

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Blood

Milwaukee mom accused, baby’s death; fentanyl in child’s blood: complaint

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14
Nov

article Kiara Hopson Neglecting a child-consequence is great bodily harm Neglecting a child-consequence is bodily harm (three counts) According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee firefighters responded on Wednesday evening, Oct. 25 to an apartment on N. Water Street a couple blocks north of Holton for a report of an unresponsive child. When they arrived on […]

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Infection

HIV Infection Could Affect Individual’s IQ Score

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14
Nov

HIV infection could have a negative influence on an individual’s IQ score and gut microbiome based on differences in a patient’s neurons, according to a review published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. HIV infections, although efficiently suppressed through antiretroviral therapy (ART), are still spreading without a cure throughout the world. HIV is known to affect […]

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