Author Archives: yun

Cardiovascular

Cardiologists in China are world’s first to use new annuloplasty system for tricuspid regurgitation

Posted on by yun
20
Jul

A brand new device: Meet the K-Clip annuloplasty system for tricuspid regurgitation Zhang et al. focused on the first 15 patients treated with the K-Clip annuloplasty system, designed and developed by Shanghai Huihe Medical Technology Co. The researchers described the device as a “transcatheter tricuspid valve repair device via transjugular venous access for direct annulus […]

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Blood

Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo gets US FDA nod for blood cancer treatment

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20
Jul

Companies Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd Follow Astellas Pharma Inc Follow Novartis AG Follow Show more companies July 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator has approved Japan-based Daiichi Sankyo Co’s (4568.T) therapy for newly diagnosed patients with an aggressive type of blood cancer, the company said on Thursday, pitting it against rival drugs from Novartis […]

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Blood

Area’s largest blood donation center makes emergency appeal for donors

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20
Jul

23 minutes ago TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – The area’s largest blood donation center is making an emergency appeal for donors. Vitalant South has issued an emergency appeal for all O blood types and platelets. There is also a critical need for all other blood types. During summer months, many regular donors are out of town, […]

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Blood

Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood

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20
Jul

The victim and a blood-covered suspect both speak only Spanish and were initially reluctant to talk, responders said after the stabbing on West Englewood Avenue shortly after 2 p.m. July 20. Both had been together when the incident occurred, said responders who reported finding blood both inside and outside a home, as well as on […]

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Blood

Thursday’s FOX43 Blood Drive with the American Red Cross

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20
Jul

FOX43 highlights the importance of donating blood during the summer, and what types are in low supply here! YORK COUNTY, Pa. — During the summer, American Red Cross officials say blood donations run dangerously low.  “We are so grateful to see donors coming in droves. We don’t have schools and colleges open during the summer, […]

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Infection

EU Takes Steps to Prevent Antibiotic Shortages Next Winter

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20
Jul

These recommendations will keep key antibiotics for respiratory infections available when they are needed most. The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA), and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued recommendations on July 17, 2023 for actions to prevent shortages of antibiotics (e.g., amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, penicillin V, azithromycin, clarithromycin, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime and piperacillin-tazobactam) […]

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Congenital disorders

FDA Approves Preventative Therapy for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants and Toddlers

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20
Jul

The new drug may help vulnerable children resist RSV in the coming fall and winter season. On July 17, 2023, FDA approved nirsevimab-alip for newborns and infants born during or entering their first season of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and children up to 24 months during their second RSV season who are vulnerable to severe […]

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Infection

You know those folks who had COVID but no symptoms? A new study offers an explanation

Posted on by yun
20
Jul

Your browser does not support the audio element. This colorized transmission electron micrograph of a human white blood cell (bottom) shows the HLA antigen — the uneven red areas on the cell’s exterior surface. A variant of the HLA gene could play a role in warding off COVID symptoms. CNRI / Science Source THANKS TO […]

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Blood

Queensland claims ‘world first’ in medical artificial intelligence with new tech detecting diseases in blood

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20
Jul

It might look like a normal microscope but in a “world first,” it’s being driven by artificial intelligence (AI). The machine scans blood tests and photographs them in high resolution, says Professor Brian Lovell from the University of Queensland. “For 10 years, we’ve been working on a system that can image these huge pathology slides, so we can […]

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Blood

Washington County PSTC to Host Blood Drive

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20
Jul

HAGERSTOWN, MD (July 20, 2022) – The Washington County Public Safety Training Center, in collaboration with the American Red Cross, invites potential donors to participate in an upcoming blood drive. The Blood Drive will be held on Friday, September 22, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Washington County Public Safety Training Center has […]

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