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Cardiovascular

Realty Trust Group Partners with Hamilton Health Care System on New Cardiovascular Pavilion

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18
Jul

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Realty Trust Group (RTG) has been selected to provide program management services for the recently announced Cardiovascular Pavilion to be constructed on the main campus of Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, Georgia. The 175,000-square-foot expansion will offer a broad range of services, spanning cardiovascular surgery, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, and structural […]

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Blood

Around 95 Colorado hospitals hit by emergency blood shortage

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18
Jul

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Vitalant officials say they’ve entered another emergency blood shortage. We’re down more than 25% of blood donations since May alone.,’ explained Brooke Way, communications manager for Vitalant. “In June, we were at our lowest since the winter. So, we started seeing people come in a little bit more, but now […]

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Cancer and neoplasms

Delayed HRQOL Outcomes Are Observed With Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide Tetraxetan in mCRPC

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18
Jul

Delayed onset of heath-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) outcomes were observed with the addition of lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (Pluvicto; formerly 177Lu-PSMA-617) among patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Findings from the phase 3 VISION trial (NCT03511664) published in Lancet Oncology, compared HRQOL and skeletal events of the combination of lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan […]

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Blood

Virginians can choose to put blood type on driver’s license

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18
Jul

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Virginians can now add a new piece of information on their driver’s license or ID. When renewing their driver’s license, Virginians have the option to put their blood type online or in person. DMV says the information will be used to assist first responders in the event of an emergency. “The […]

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Infection

Updated strategies for preventing resistant infections

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18
Jul

Credit: Shutterstock Top infectious disease researchers have updated the guidelines to reduce the spread of resistant staph infections in hospital settings. The recommendations released June 29 emphasize basic hand hygiene, careful oversight of antibiotic prescriptions and the use of contact precautions such as gowns and gloves for patients with MRSA, depending on local MRSA control […]

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Infection

Pregnancy and Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

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18
Jul

Consequences of bacteriuriaTo treat or not to treatDiagnosisTreatmentReferencesFurther reading Pregnancy is a physiological state in which marked alterations occur in the structure and function of the urinary tract, encouraging pathogenic organisms to cause infection of the urinary system.  Pregnancy. Image Credit: Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock.com The urinary tract is dilated, and in 80% of pregnancies, this […]

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Blood

Blood Assurance issues call for platelet donors – Main Street Media of Tennessee

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18
Jul

Blood Assurance is issuing a critical plea to the public about donating platelets. As of last week, the nonprofit organization only had 15 platelet units available. Blood Assurance needs 75-100 platelet units on its shelves every day to supply more than 70 hospitals around the region. “Platelets are unique because of their short shelf life. […]

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Cardiovascular

The Health Effects of Loss and Grief

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18
Jul

BackgroundEffects of grief on tumor biologyEffects of grief on cardiovascular diseaseProlonged grief disorderReferences Further reading Grief is the intense sadness and upset caused by the experience of loss. Most commonly, the loss will be in the form of the death of a loved one, although it can also occur after other losses, such as the end […]

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Blood

Amber Gibson murder trial: Blood on brother Connor Gibson’s clothes ‘could indicate assault’

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18
Jul

Blood stains on the clothes of a man accused of murdering his sister could be “attributed to an assault”, a forensic biologist has told a court. Warning: Readers may find this article distressing DNA samples taken from the clothing of Connor Gibson found “widespread blood staining” on the accused’s jacket, which experts said was compatible […]

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