APIC Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (Used with Permission) The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and Argentum, the leading association for senior living communities, have created a course to educate frontline healthcare professionals in infection prevention and control (IPC) in assisted living communities. The Infection Prevention and Control […]
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A case of cold agglutinin disease (CAD) secondary to a type of blood cancer called B-cell lymphoma was confirmed after carefully examining blood samples under the microscope, a study reports. The case study illustrates the “importance of microscopic observation in the exploration of undergoing causes of cold agglutination,” the researchers wrote in the study “A patient […]
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Community Blood Bank will hold a drive from noon to 5 p.m. Monday at St. Bernard Church, 95 E. Corydon St. All blood types are needed, especially type O blood which helps meet immediate needs. “Each day premature babies are born, cancer patients rely on platelets, and accidents, emergencies and traumas happen — the need […]
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em { display: contents !important; } label em { display: none !important; } .photo { width: 100%; max-width: 50rem } a.fr-file { color: #0274b7 !important; } FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections among students at the University of Arkansas, according to a press release […]
August 25, 2023 6:30 am ET Program plans to enroll approximately 17,000 participants across three global studies RAHWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the initiation of the company’s Phase 3 clinical program, CORALreef, for MK-0616, an investigational, oral proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 […]
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In February, a dermatologist in New York City contacted the state’s health department about two female patients, ages 28 and 47, who were not related but suffered from the same troubling problem. They had ringworm, a scaly, crusty, disfiguring rash covering large portions of their bodies. Ringworm sounds like a parasite, but it is caused […]
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Ragging needs to be addressed at the grassroot level. Otherwise, this does not stop. CCTV is perhaps a way to console one’s own conscience of guilt. Kafi, a Bengali professor, laments that as a society, they have failed the student and now, they must do something about it.