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COVID patients at higher risk of new cardiovascular, cerebrovascular conditions amid Delta wave

CIDRAP A large study from Singapore suggests that COVID-19 infection increased the risk of new-onset cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications during the Delta variant era and that vaccination lowered the risk. For the study, published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases, a team led by National Centre for Infectious Diseases researchers used national testing and healthcare claims databases to evaluate […]

LSU’s Kim Mulkey is publicizing a health scare to promote cardiovascular screening – WNKY News 40 Television

45 minutes ago AP Share This Story BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey is publicizing that she had two stents put in a major artery this summer in an effort to promote screening for life-threatening arterial blockages. The 61-year-old Mulkey says she was not having symptoms when she asked for […]

Why are some people’s veins ‘hard to find’?

Most people will take a blood test at some point in their life, and commonly, this requires blood to be drawn from the vein on the inside surface of the elbow. However, this simple procedure can sometimes become a bruise-inducing ordeal when health care providers struggle to locate patients’ veins. But why are some people’s […]

LSU’s Kim Mulkey is publicizing a health scare to promote cardiovascular screening – The Daily Reporter

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Kim Mulkey, the coach of defending national champion LSU, is publicizing that she had two stents put in a major artery this summer as she tries to promote screening for life-threatening arterial blockages. Mulkey, 61, was not having obvious symptoms of a blockage when she asked for imaging to check […]

LSU’s Kim Mulkey is publicizing a health scare to promote cardiovascular screening

BATON ROUGE, La. —  Kim Mulkey, the coach of defending national champion LSU, is publicizing that she had two stents put in a major artery this summer as she tries to promote screening for life-threatening arterial blockages. Mulkey, 61, was not having obvious symptoms of a blockage when she asked for imaging to check on a […]

LSU’s Kim Mulkey is publicizing a health scare to promote cardiovascular screening

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Kim Mulkey, the coach of defending national champion LSU, is publicizing that she had two stents put in a major artery this summer as she tries to promote screening for life-threatening arterial blockages. Mulkey, 61, was not having obvious symptoms of a blockage when she asked for imaging to check […]

Probing E-Cig and Alcohol’s Joint Assault on the Blood-Brain Barrier

Summary: E-cigarettes, popular among teens, have been linked to increased alcohol and drug consumption. Now, with NIH funding, researchers seeks to understand the effects of combining e-cigarettes and alcohol on our brain’s protective layer: the blood-brain barrier. This barrier, when impaired, can lead to neurological damage and cognitive decline. The aim is to uncover the […]

The power of resilience and the need for Black blood donors during Sickle Cell Awareness Month

In my nearly 20-year tenure as a nurse at Riley Hospital for Children, I found myself repeatedly astonished and humbled, not only by the kids and young adults battling a monstrous adversary like sickle cell disease but more so by their enormous tenacity and resilience. Despite draining hospital stays and distressing procedures, these young ones […]

Piqray May Increase Risk of High Blood Sugar

Many patients with breast cancer being treated with Piqray experienced high blood sugar levels. Patients with breast cancer who were being treated with Piqray (alpelisib) showed increased high blood sugar rates, also known as hyperglycemia, according to recent research published in the journal, Cancer. Piqray, a drug that targets phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3KA) proteins and works […]