Author Archives: yun

Cardiovascular

Using Cardiovascular Risk Indices to Predict Mortality in COVID-19 Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study

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15
Jul

Abstract Covid-19 patients who require admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) have a higher risk of mortality. Several risk factors for severe Covid-19 infection have been identified, including cardiovascular risk factors. Therefore, the aim was to investigate the association between cardiovascular (CV) risk and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and mortality of Covid-19 ARDS […]

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Cancer and neoplasms

Global, regional, and national time trends in cancer mortality attributable to high fasting plasma glucose: an age-period cohort analysis

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15
Jul

Rapidly increasing risk factors for cancer mortality worldwide, 1990–2019 The number of cancer deaths attributable to HFPG worldwide in 2019 was 419,340 (95% CI 115,730–848,480). In the global range, tobacco consumption, dietary risks, and alcohol consumption (top three from high to low) were still risk factors that caused the most cancer deaths in 2019 when […]

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Cancer and neoplasms

Relevant Topics in the Multiple Myeloma Space

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14
Jul

George Nahas, DO, attending physician, and hematology and oncology specialist at Miami Cancer Institute, discusses recent and ongoing research that has impacted the current treatment landscape for patients with multiple myeloma. According to Nahas, the use of immunotherapy has proven to be beneficial in this space. Specifically, treatment with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy […]

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Cancer and neoplasms

New Products Posted to GenomeWeb: ChromaCode NSCLC Assay, Thermo Fisher Diomni Software, More

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ChromaCode Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Assay ChromaCode has launched a non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) assay based on its High Definition PCR (HDPCR) technology for early-access customers. The assay panel detects actionable NSCLC variants in nine relevant genes using amplitude modulation and multi-spectral encoding. It requires low sample input, has reduced workflow complexity, cloud-based analysis, and can […]

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Cancer and neoplasms

The World Health Organization Says Aspartame is Fine, Actually

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14
Jul

Photo: Tom Eversley (Shutterstock) The World Health Organization has said three different things about aspartame this year. First, they said not to use sweeteners like aspartame for weight loss. Next, they designated aspartame, the sweetener in Diet Coke, a “possible” carcinogen. Now, the branch responsible for deciding which food additives are safe has confirmed that […]

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Congenital disorders

Recombinant ADAMTS13 Appears to Reduce TTP Events in Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

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14
Jul

In patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), there were no acute TTP events in a preplanned interim analysis of a phase 3 study evaluating the use of recombinant ADAMTS13 (rADAMTS13) prophylaxis. Study findings were presented at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) 2023 Congress by Marie Scully, MD, of the University College […]

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Cardiovascular

Historic ‘Redlining’ May Be Affecting Veteran Cardiovascular Health More Than a Century Later

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14
Jul

Living in historically redlined neighborhoods was found to be associated with a 13% higher risk for all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), according to the results of a study published in JAMA Network Open. The association is independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Credit: santoelia – stock.adobe.com. “Even close to a century after […]

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Congenital disorders

Russian lawmakers approve bill banning gender reassignment

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14
Jul

Moscow (AFP) – Russian lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favour of new legislation that would make gender reassignment illegal, further cementing an ultra-conservative, anti-Western drive in society. Issued on: 14/07/2023 – 14:42 2 min Advertising Read more “The State Duma banned gender reassignment in Russia,” the lower house […]

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Congenital disorders

Career goals: From crime lab to hospital lab

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14
Jul

Lemuel Pitters is a technical specialist at our genetics lab, located at McMaster University Medical Centre. Here, Pitters adds chemicals to DNA samples in preparation for loading a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) instrument, which reads DNA sequences from samples. Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medical Program Some of the most familiar faces to patients are their Hamilton […]

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