Monthly Archives: November 2023
No matter how you look at it, blood is a crucial part of our survival and, by extension, the healthcare system. It’s also one of the most vital and most-needed components in medicine, with statistics showing that one in three men will require blood in their lifetime. The stark reality, however, is that only one […]
Nov
Bird flu hit a north central Iowa farm with game pheasants, commercial laying hens and peafowl, the ninth poultry operation in the state to be affected this fall by the deadly disease. The Iowa Department of Agriculture said about 8,400 game bird pheasants, 160 chickens and 16 peafowl were on the Kossuth County farm where […]
Nov
Signs of the debilitating bowel condition Crohn’s disease can be detected in routine blood tests up to eight years before the onset of symptoms, and up to three years before a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. The discovery suggests that early stages of inflammatory bowel diseases may begin far earlier than previously assumed, and may eventually […]
Nov
Two studies presented Monday at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia identify a correlation between marijuana use and heart issues, per CNN. The first study, which focused on adults age 65 or older with cannabis use disorder, determined that abusing marijuana is a risk factor for a number of cardiovascular conditions. “Researchers found […]
Nov
Antibiotic resistance is a growing issue around the world. A new study finds that it’s leaving children and infants vulnerable to potentially deadly bacterial infections, like sepsis and meningitis AILSA CHANG, HOST: Each year, millions of people around the world die from drug-resistant infections as more bacteria gain the ability to fight the antibiotics we […]
Cardiovascular
Positive antiphospholipid antibodies raises cardiovascular disease risk in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Nov
Micrograph of a heart with fibrosis (yellow) and amyloidosis (brown). Movat’s stain. Credit: Nephron/Wikipedia New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) annual meeting, describes a link between positive antiphospholipid antibodies and an increased risk of future cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) are autoantibodies […]
Nov
Jonathan Barratt, MD Credit: IgA Nephropathy Foundation Preliminary findings from the SPARTAN trial assessing the safety and efficacy of sparsentan showed the treatment was safe and well-tolerated as a first-line therapy in patients with newly diagnosed immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). Data through 12 weeks of treatment in the open-label, single-arm, multi-center, exploratory trial was presented […]
Nov
This is a KFF Health News story. A proposed federal policy aims to protect older Americans from contracting HIV by offering free preventive medication, the latest effort to catch up to much of Europe and Africa in stemming the spread of the virus. Under the plan from the Biden administration, Medicare would cover patients’ full […]
Nov
Photo by McKenna Love Students wait for screening to donate blood for the Versiti Blood Center Tuesday in Carter Hall. .sno-story-photo-area { width: 100%; margin-bottom: 0px; max-width: 100%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .sno-story-photo-area img { object-fit: contain; } .sno-story-photo-area .sno-story-photo-image-area { height: unset; max-height: unset; background: #dddddd; } .sno-story-photo-area .sno-story-photo-image-area img { height: unset; […]