A resident at the Methodist Village Senior Living facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA) announced confirmation of the news last week. “We have one resident with a confirmed case of Legionnaires’,” Cat Hamilton, the director of member services for AHCA, which owns the facility, […]
Published: 11/6/2023 WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Looking for a way to help others, but maybe don’t have much time or money to spare? Blood donation costs nothing, takes less than an hour, and saves lives. Blood cannot be manufactured; so donation is the only hope for someone whose life depends on the generosity of others. The Blood […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Marta Butrym from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), at the department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis, “Novel vaccines and antiviral treatments for enterovirus induced infections and disease,” on November 10, 2023. Her main supervisor is Malin Flodström Tullberg (MedH). What is the main focus of your thesis? […]
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is set to compete against Kentucky Blood Center Published 2:44 pm Monday, November 6, 2023 The blood centers compete to see which can collect the most blood products in five days. On Nov. 6, MEDIC will begin using its new Donor Health Questionnaire based on the most recent FDA guidelines that […]
Summary: Emerging research underscores the profound connection between mental health and heart disease, with depression and anxiety hastening the onset of cardiovascular risk factors. Findings from two preliminary studies suggest that psychological conditions not only distress the mind but also have tangible effects on physical health, potentially leading to heart attacks or strokes. These studies […]
Continuous blood pressure monitoring has always been a major challenge for the biohacking community. Those giant arm cuffs aren’t exactly the kind of thing you want to wear all day and the wrist monitors aren’t super great either. So, [Kaan] and his research team set out to create a better continuous blood pressure monitor. This […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen is out indefinitely after medical tests found a blood clotting issue. General manager Don Waddell issued an update on Andersen’s status Monday, saying there’s no timetable for the 34-year-old’s return. Waddell said the team does expect Andersen to make a full recovery. Veteran Jaroslav Halak has joined the […]
Two lower courts issued opposite rulings on whether blood test evidence is admissible if the defendant didn’t consent to police testing. (CN) — The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is being asked in a pair of cases to determine if police need consent to use blood test evidence at trial for charges of operating under the […]
One key takeaway from the STS/EACTS statement is that, using the same inclusion criteria found in the PARTNER 3 and Evolut Low Risk trials, SAVR is already associated with a survival rate of nearly 93% after five years among low-risk patients treated in a real-world setting. After eight years, the groups added, survival remains close […]
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen is out indefinitely due to a blood clotting issue. Andersen, 34, is 4-1-0 this season with a .894 save percentage and a 2.87 goals-against average. He last played on Nov. 2 against the New York Rangers, making 24 saves in a 2-1 loss. “During recent medical testing, it was discovered […]