<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/risk-of-serious-infect.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/risk-of-serious-infect.jpg" data-sub-html="Risk of serious infections in patients with histological inflammation vs histological remission of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Credit: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.10.013″> Risk of serious infections in patients with histological inflammation vs histological remission of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Credit: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.10.013 IBD is […]
Monthly Archives: November 2023
New American Heart Association poll finds ethnicity and generational disparities over the use of some over-the-counter pain relievers DALLAS, November 1, 2023 — Only about 30% of U.S. adults have spoken with their health care professional about the adverse effects some over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers can have on blood pressure, despite that fact that more than half of […]
SAN ANTONIO – South Texas Blood and Tissue and DreamVoice have partnered to raise awareness for blood donations. Amid both organizations’ 50-year anniversaries, South Texas Blood and Tissue and DreamVoice, organizers of DreamWeek San Antonio, announced their new collaborative Commit 4 Compassion challenge on Wednesday. San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Shokare Nakpodia, founder of […]
Antibiotics used to treat common childhood ailments are becoming less and less effective, according to a new study. Many of the antibiotics often used to treat infections like pneumonia, sepsis (bloodstream infections), and meningitis, which children often contract, are now less than 50 percent effective, the study published in the journal The Lancet Regional Health—Southeast […]
The moment when Shaking the Tree’s Blood Wedding is most successful happens outside the theater. The audience was suddenly surrounded by the show’s actors running through the streets with lanterns, shouting: “Who has a horse? After them! Search all the paths!” In the distance, we spied the play’s Father of the Bride-to-be (Bobby Bermea) pause […]
Silence Therapeutics’ siRNA asset showed hints of efficacy in cardiovascular disease patients enrolled in a Phase I trial amid recent readouts from pipeline rivals backed by Big Pharma companies. The biotech’s drug, zerlasiran, is designed to lower the body’s production of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), which is considered a genetic risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The […]
New research published this week in Circulation showed that extreme heat was associated with 1,651 excess cardiovascular deaths per year from 2008 to 2019. The study further concludes that extreme heat is projected to lead to a significantly higher burden of excess cardiovascular deaths in the United States by midcentury (2036–2065), with elderly adults and […]
If you’ve ever dealt with diarrhea, you know how quickly it leaves you feeling depleted. Now imagine a case that rages on and on — or comes back again and again. This is the reality for nearly 500,000 Americans each year who have the bacterial infection known as Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff. Virulent diarrhea […]
November 1, 2023 Opinion Video Christian Sandrock, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key takeaways from 2023 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) updated guidelines for antimicrobial resistant gram-negative infections and how these updates have been implemented at his institution. Related Videos Related Content Related Content
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS, is debilitating and has no cure. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an environmental risk score that will allow them to assess a person’s risk for developing ALS, as well as their survival after diagnosis. Advertisement Toxins such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs affect a […]