A Georgia resident has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after they were likely infected while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond, officials said. The resident, who has not yet been identified, died after being exposed to Naegleria fowleri, which can cause a rare infection that “destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and usually […]
As Americans find ways to cope with an unusually sweltering summer, many of them have taken to bodies of water to cool off. But at least two people who ventured to freshwater swimming holes this summer have died after contracting an amoeba that devours brain tissue. A man died after he was infected by the […]
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The Town of Fountain Hills and the Noon Kiwanis community will host a blood drive on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1-2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily in the Community Center’s Pima and Hopi rooms, 13001 N. La Montana Dr. All May 26-Sept. 7 Arizona blood donors will be automatically entered to win a […]
Lund, July 31 2023 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration agreement with Stichting Haemato-Oncologie Volwassenen Netherland (HOVON) and Stichting Oncode Institute (Oncode) for the upcoming clinical proof-of-concept trial of tasquinimod in myelofibrosis. HOVON will be the legal sponsor of the trial, Oncode the main financier […]
Introduction Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is an opportunistic pathogen with combined antibiotic resistance, multifactorial virulence, and dynamic over-adaptive capacity that is particularly difficult to eliminate from patients and is an important cause of nosocomial infections that can be life-threatening in critically ill and immunocompromised patients. The mortality rate of PA bloodstream infection (BSI) has been reported […]
You figure that anything with the nickname brain-eating is not going to be good. That certainly applies to Naegleria fowleri, which has been dubbed the “brain-eating amoeba.” And this month two people have died from the extensive brain damage caused by this single-celled microorganism. Earlier this month, a two-year-old child died after visiting Ash Springs […]
Dr. Keith Roach Dear Dr. Roach: Have you ever heard of a “low blood pressure stroke”? That was my husband’s (incorrect) diagnosis several years back when he suddenly could not move his arms and legs. He was told that not enough oxygen was getting to his spine. (His blood pressure is historically low, usually around […]
Honghuang Lin, PhD A standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) can predict biological age and risk of death and cardiovascular disease, according to a new study led by Honghuang Lin, PhD, professor of medicine and co-director of the Program in Digital Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. Biological age, measured by ECG (defined as ECG-age), looks at […]
