Tribal members rejects U.S. government’s system for determining enrollment eligibility. Conrad St. John places his ballot in the ballot box for the Tribe’s Secretarial Election. November 8, 2023, marked a historic day for the St. Croix nation. The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (the “Tribe”) voted in a Secretarial Election to eliminate blood quantum […]
Monthly Archives: November 2023
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday raised an alarm over what it termed the “increasing rate of tuberculosis (TB) infection in Borno.” The organisation’s Head of Mission/Country Representative, Walter Mulombo, expressed the concern during the North-East Nigeria 13th WHO End-Term Joint Operations Review (JOR) in Yola, Adamawa State capital. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday raised an alarm over what it termed an “increasing rate of Tuberculosis (TB) infection in Borno.” The organisation’s Head of Mission/Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, expressed the organisation’s concern during the North-East Nigeria 13th WHO End-Term Joint Operations Review (JOR) in Yola. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
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Five Fort Leonard Wood training companies collectively saw more than 600 of their soldiers volunteer to donate blood with the Armed Services Blood Program, Sept. 10-Oct. 15, 2023, with each earning membership in the Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center’s 100-Donor Club. The 100-Donor Club is reserved for organizations that provide 100 or more eligible […]
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The Armed Services Blood Program has over 20 blood donor centers (BDC) supporting its mission of providing quality blood products and support to military healthcare operations worldwide. While all BDCs collect blood, not every center is the same, and each one plays both a unique and vital role in making the ASBP’s lifesaving mission a […]
The clock ticked accusingly on the wall. A lab technician had been inspecting my arm for the better part of 10 minutes, all in search of a vein that would put out a nominal amount of blood. Normally, I trek all the way downtown for lab work. Because of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), my veins […]
An Australian mosquito species knows the best spot to drink its bloody meals: a frog’s nostril. The bloodsuckers are surprisingly selective when dining on frogs, seemingly picking no other place on the body to feast, researchers report November 21 in Ethology. Frogs’ sniffers may be an easy and productive place for the mosquitoes to pierce […]
Cancer and neoplasms
Patients’, Health Care Professionals’ Reporting of Comorbidities, Symptoms Varies in Breast Cancer
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New study findings suggest that there are discrepancies between patient- and clinician-reported comorbidities and symptoms in breast cancer. Comorbidities and symptoms in patients with metastatic breast cancer can impact treatment options, eligibility for clinical trials, and influence prognosis and quality of life. It is unclear whether physician documentation or patient-reported symptoms and health conditions more […]
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Having multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) may increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis treatment failure, according to a study in ACR Open Rheumatology. Noting the association between rheumatoid arthritis and CVD, the authors sought to investigate the relationship between the presence of CVD risk factors and retention of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) […]