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GSK and Queer Eye’s Thom Filicia Partner on Blood Cancer Awareness Initiative
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Cardiovascular
Reducing systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg reduced cardiovascular event risk
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Research Highlights: In a 3-year trial, intensive treatment with antihypertensive medication to reduce systolic blood pressure, the top number, to less than 120 mm Hg reduced cardiovascular disease events among people at high-risk for cardiovascular disease by 12% compared to standard treatment with a target of less than 140 mm Hg. The effects were consistent […]
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Born intersex and raised as a boy, Polina has known for years that she wanted to live as a woman. But Russia’s sweeping curbs on gender-affirming healthcare have made that much more difficult. The 33-year-old from Moscow said that since a new law – which targets transgender people – was passed in July, doctors had […]
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(CNN) – Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt from your diet each day can lower your top blood pressure reading just as much as a typical hypertension medication, even if you don’t have high blood pressure, a new study found. A teaspoon of salt is 2,300 milligrams – that’s the top daily limit for people over […]
Blood
Toronto police looking for injured person after ‘significant amount of blood’ found near reported stabbing
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Toronto police are looking for a young man who they believe was stabbed in the city’s east end, adding they are concerned about the potential severity of his injuries. Police were called to a home near Pape Avenue and Gerrard Street East around 11 p.m. Sunday for reports of a stabbing. Officers arrived and found […]
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NEW YORK (TND) — A New York man was charged with murder after police received a call about “possible blood leaking from the ceiling” of an apartment, according to authorities. The Utica Police Department on Sunday said officers confirmed “it was in fact blood” that was dripping from a neighbor’s ceiling to the floor. Police […]
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A fever and persistent cough are well recognised symptoms when it comes to Covid. Now, a GP has outlined a red flag that could appear in an infected person’s mouth. What’s more, this warning sign could also alert someone to new Covid variants, including HV.1 and JN.1. The Omicron spin-off, known as HV.1, has cemented […]
Cardiovascular
Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events by 20% in overweight or obese adults who don’t have diabetes: Trial
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Findings from a multi-center, international clinical trial reported by a Cleveland Clinic physician show that semaglutide reduced cardiovascular events by 20% in adults with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease who do not have diabetes. Semaglutide is primarily prescribed for adults with type 2 diabetes but is also approved for […]
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Dive Brief: An experimental blood thinner dramatically cut the risk of major bleeding versus the widely used drug Xarelto in a mid-stage study of nearly 1,300 people with atrial fibrillation, results presented Sunday at the American Heart Association’s meeting showed. The new blood thinner, called abelacimab and developed by biotechnology company Anthos Therapeutics, reduced major […]
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Rates of syphilis in newborn babies have risen astronomically since 2012, largely because pregnant women have not been getting screened as often as they once were, according to a new report. The reason, according to experts in infectious diseases, include less access because of clinics closing and greater difficulty in notifying partners, who can be […]