By Lauren Caruba | Investigative Reporter Published Nov. 29, 2023 SAN ANTONIO — The way Dr. Donald Jenkins sees it, what saves lives on the battlefield could save lives on streets across America. During nearly 25 years in the Air Force, Jenkins operated on troops with devastating wounds from bombs and bullets — ones not […]
Dr Nelson Musoba, the director general of Uganda Aids Commission, has urged nationals to be cautious of the risk of HIV infection as they head for festive season. “When you are excited, when you take alcohol, your judgement is impaired and when you meet new people, there is risk [of contracting HIV], so you have […]
Developed in Germany in the 1950s, thalidomide was originally used as a sedative or tranquiliser, but soon became widely promoted around the world as a morning sickness drug. As usage increased, so too did reports of birth defects – usually in the form of significantly shortened limbs. It was an Australian report in The Lancet […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – A life-saving cancer treatment may sometimes cause cancer. The FDA is investigating right now, saying it received 19 reports of new blood cancers in patients who received the CAR-T cancer treatment. CAR-T is short of Chimeric Antigen Receptors and the T-cells in your blood. CAR-T therapy was first approved in […]
A large proportion of patients who start taking ADHD medication, especially young adults, stop within the first year. However, people who use ADHD medicine for a long time and in higher-than-average doses seem to have a higher risk of some cardiovascular diseases. This is according to two new studies led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet […]
By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 06:09 EST, 29 November 2023 | Updated: 07:10 EST, 29 November 2023
Selon la Direction générale de la Santé (DGS), des “cas nécessitant une hospitalisation chez les adultes et les enfants en France” ont été recensés. Dans un message adressé ce mercredi 29 novembre aux professionnels de la santé, la Direction générale de la santé (DGS) a alerté d’une “recrudescence inhabituelle” de cas d’infections respiratoires à Mycoplasma […]
The Callaway County Extended Employment Center is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive on Monday. Marla Mason, general manager at the Callaway County Extended Employment Center, said appointments to donate blood can be reserved online. Walk-in appointments will also be accommodated. Appointments for regular blood donation and Power Red donation […]
It was sheer barbarism and savagery that brought an end to France’s brutal 132-year-long occupation of Algeria, and it is the same destructive force that will end Israel’s war against the Palestinians in Gaza. At the moment, though, it is clear that Israel has learnt nothing from France’s blood-soaked occupation of Algeria. Like the ongoing […]
The announcement on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration was investigating whether CAR-T immunotherapy had itself caused blood cancers initially appeared to be a significant blow to one of the brightest spots in cancer care. But experts quickly cautioned that risk of this complication is probably minuscule compared to the known risk of secondary […]