ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program is conducting its 6th annual “Pints for Preemies” blood donation challenge. Throughout each Pints for Preemies campaign the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program highlights a local child in need of blood products, or who had received lifesaving blood products at birth. For 2023, that’s Emma who […]
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Jefferson is pleased to announce that Joseph E. Bavaria, MD is joining Jefferson Health and Sidney Kimmel Medical College, effective January 15, 2024. Dr. Bavaria brings a wealth of leadership and surgical expertise to Jefferson’s expanding team as it continues to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart and […]
Community Blood Bank is holding its “Double your Difference” campaign this November. The next drive is set noon to 5 p.m. Monday at St. Bernard Church, 95 E. Corydon St. When you donate blood at any location, you’ll receive a CBB winter hat and Community Blood Bank will donate a winter warmth set to local […]
The FDA has approved taurolidine and heparin (Defencath; CorMedix), a catheter lock solution indicated to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections for adults with kidney failure who are receiving chronic hemodialysis via central venous catheter (CVC), according to a press release from the agency. The approval is limited to this specific patient population.1 Crystal light – stock.adobe.com […]
Researchers at Uppsala University have developed an instrument that makes it possible to measure 21 biomarkers for cardiovascular disease simultaneously with great precision by means of a simple blood test. The aim is to use this type of tool to improve the prediction of cardiovascular complications and facilitate more personalized treatment for patients. It will […]
Lights, camera, donate. Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the sole supplier of blood, platelets, and plasma to patients at 44 area healthcare facilities, is giving blood donors the opportunity to be a real-life action hero for a local patient this holiday season when they give blood during the Movie Mania Donor Event on Wednesday, November 22 […]
The FDA has approved metronidazole (Likmez; Kesin Pharma Corporation) oral suspension, 500 mg/5mL, a liquid form of the original antibiotic, for patients that have difficulty swallowing, dysphagia, or high taste sensitivities and struggle to adhere to the original antibiotic, according to a recent press release. The 200 mL bottle features a strawberry peppermint flavored suspension […]
The latest national surveillance data, announced at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) annual conference in Leeds today, shows that an estimated 58,224 people in England had an antibiotic resistant infection in 2022 – a rise of 4% since 2021 (55,792). Deaths due to severe antibiotic resistant infections also increased from 2021 to 2022 (from […]