Three suitable donors have been found during an urgent nationwide search for an Adelaide mother with a rare blood type in need of life-saving heart surgery. Key points: An Adelaide mother with a rare blood type is waiting to have open heart surgery A national call-out for donors has found three suitable matches More matches […]
A new multi-center study led by doctors at Boston Medical Center and Columbia University found that having a genetic variant in the prealbumin gene alone is not sufficient for diagnosis of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in older Black patients. Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers discovered that a blood test that measures […]
Legendary singer Tina Turner, who died in May at the age of 83 after a long illness, wrote about her history of high blood pressure and kidney disease, leading to a kidney transplant. Turner should be applauded for her willingness to share her medical history to publicize the importance of looking after your kidneys, just […]
Although hepatitis C is curable with well-tolerated, all-oral medication, many people in Hawaiʻi report not seeking treatment. (Pexels) In a new report, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health confirmed that syringe exchange programs provide important opportunities to eliminate infectious diseases like hepatitis C. Syringe exchanges not only prevent infections from spreading throughout the community, but also serve as essential […]
Sun H, Saeedi P, Karuranga S, Pinkepank M, Ogurtsova K, Duncan BB, Stein C, Basit A, Chan JCN, Mbanya JC, et al. IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global, regional and country-level diabetes prevalence estimates for 2021 and projections for 2045. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2022;183:109119. Article PubMed Google Scholar Ling W, Huang Y, Huang Y-M, Fan R-R, […]
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Abstract Nervous necrosis virus (NNV) in the family Nodaviridae is one of the simplest spherical RNA viruses and is pathogenic to many fish species. We investigated the effect of purified NNV on striped snakehead cells (SSN-1) in terms of adsorption ratio and infection efficiency using the 96-well titration system. The proportion of cytopathic effect (CPE)-positive […]
A person uses a blood pressure monitor in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on April 19, 2019. (Mainichi/Takeshi Noda) TOKYO — Social jet lag, the delay in the biological clock that occurs when a person stays up late and sleeps in on weekends, can cause arteriosclerosis and increase blood pressure, and such a sleep pattern even on […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service is rolling out a new program that allows it to have whole blood on its trucks. BFRS Medical Director Will Ferguson said when responding to trauma calls, they aim for what they call “the golden hour.” He said most trauma patients have about one hour […]
This article was originally published on Dermatology Times. This version has been lightly edited. The pathogen Staphylococcus aureus often invades the inflamed skin of people with atopic dermatitis (AD), worsening the disease by increasing skin damage. S aureus is found on healthy skin but appears in higher numbers on diseased skin because it exploits the fragile […]