High blood pressure is often called a silent killer because you may not feel anything is wrong, but inside your arteries, damage may already be happening that could lead to serious health problems including: Heart attack Stroke Kidney disease The best prevention is knowing your blood pressure numbers and working with your doctor to keep […]
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BEDFORD – Join your local Knights of Columbus in the effort to aid neighbors. Your donation is the gift of life that so many desperately need. The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, October 12th. The event will be held from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. at The […]
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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – North Augusta Public Safety employees are giving back. Strangers are giving the gift of life at a blood drive hosted by Shepeard Community Blood Center. The blood drive is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the North Augusta police hut on Buena Vista Avenue. DEVELOPING STORY: Audrey Dickherber […]
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Sign up to our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox each weekday morning Sign up to our free morning US email news bulletin A missing woman is feared dead after a blood stain was found in her home and police discovered evidence that something was dragged into a lake in her backyard. […]
Infection
Resistance to antibiotics in northern Nigeria: what bacteria are prevalent, and which drugs work against them
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Antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microorganisms to resist drugs that have been developed to control them – is a severe problem in African countries. The continent has the highest global burden of antimicrobial-resistant infections, with 114.8 deaths per 100,000 people. One of the causes of resistance is inappropriate use of antibiotics. Using the wrong […]
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Warren C. Swegal, MD, a head and neck cancer surgeon at Allegheny Health Network, discusses the role of cabozantinib (Cabometyx) for patients with radioactive iodine (RAI)–refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Cabozantinib is currently a second-line option for patients who have progressed on sorafenib (Nexavar) or lenvatinib (Lenvima) and are refractory or ineligible for RAI, based […]
Infection
Northeastern among sites chosen by CDC to establish ‘National Weather Service’ for infectious disease
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Northeastern University has been selected for a leading role in a new national network formed to better forecast the spread of a future pandemic. The university announced Tuesday the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded it $17.5 million over the next five years to develop a center focused on detecting and preparing for the […]
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Signs and shouts filled Seattle City Council chambers Tuesday night as councilmembers voted to approve an ordinance making the use or possession of illicit drugs a gross misdemeanor. “You have blood on your hands,” activists can be heard shouting after the 6-3 vote in a video by journalist Jonathan Choe. Critics call it a War […]
Cardiovascular
West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Receives ACC Chest Pain Center Critical Access Accreditation
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(Camden, Tennessee – September 19, 2023) — The American College of Cardiology has recognized West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation earlier this year based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to […]
A disease which is spreading among British dogs for the first time has now started to infect people, the UK Health Security Agency has warned. The condition, called Brucella canis, is incurable and can cause infertility, lameness, swollen testes and pain in dogs. But the UKHSA say three humans have now caught the bacterial infection […]