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Low-grade uterine Leiomyosarcoma is highly sensitive to hormonal treatment.

Citation Roberta Sanfilippo, Marta Sbaraglia, Chiara Fabbroni, Sabrina Croce, Isabelle Ray-Coquard, Fatma Valentina. Guermazi, Biagio Paolini, Félix Blanc-Durand, Axel Lecesne, Valentina Chiappa, Angelo Paolo. Dei Tos, Paolo Giovanni. Casali; Low-grade uterine Leiomyosarcoma is highly sensitive to hormonal treatment.. Clin Cancer Res 2023; https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-0692 Download citation file:

Man dies of vibrio after eating raw oysters

GALVESTON, Texas (WFLA) — A Texas man died of a deadly bacterial infection after eating raw oysters, according to health officials. Friday, the Galveston County Health District in Texas announced a death from a Vibrio vulnificus infection. Officials said the unusually warm ocean water, seen around states like Texas and Florida, has caused an increase […]

The new prescription that can improve cardiovascular health: fruits and vegetables

Image credits: Tom Brunberg. Unhealthy food tends to be much cheaper than healthier food. At the same time, billions of people are suffering from diabetes and heart disease that could be improved through a healthy diet. So a team of researchers thought why not treat diet as a treatment? “We know that food insecurity impacts […]

LIVE: Blood drive underway at MSU Mankato

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) – On Tuesday, MSU Mankato college preparatory program Upward Bound is sponsoring the American Red Cross Blood Drive, collecting vital amounts of blood during a nationwide shortage. KEYC News Now’s Nick Beck joined the noon show at MSU Mankato’s blood drive and spoke with American Red Cross Team Lead Hanna Hall. Click […]

Blood transfusion has slim chance of causing brain hemorrhage

It’s possible that the cause of spontaneous, recurring brain hemorrhages can be passed through blood transfusion, researchers say. The likelihood of this happening is very slim, however. Advertisement Still, “blood transfusions are relatively common, which makes possible negative effects an important public health issue,” said study co-author Gustaf Edgren, a researcher at the Karolinska Institute […]

American College of Cardiology Program to Increase Cholesterol Screenings

September 12, 2023 — The American College of Cardiology, through a strategic collaboration with Amgen and Esperion, is launching a new quality improvement campaign, “Driving Urgency in LDL Screening,” to increase the rate of diagnostic LDL screening in patients without a prior cardiac event as well as those with known cardiovascular disease to help clinicians identify those […]

Blood Donations Taking Ill-Timed Nosedive

There’s already a national blood shortage, but a lack of donations in the past month has put the country’s supply in critical condition and in need of donors for people who depend on lifesaving transfusions. The American Red Cross, which provides 40% of the nation’s blood supply, announced Monday (Sept. 11) that donations were down […]

5-Year-Old Dies After Being Misdiagnosed by Doctors Who Said She Had a Cold

A family is grappling with the unexpected loss of their 5-year-old daughter. Justin Sutton, a Bathurst, Australia resident, recounted how his step-daughter, Cathy Kassis, 5, was taken to the doctor’s office by her mother, Jasmine Worobez. Doctors said Cathy was suffering from a mere cold and would soon recover. But medical professionals later realized that […]

UMMC takes part in cardiovascular disease, HIV study

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – According to a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health, taking a daily statin reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients living with HIV by more than 35%. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV, REPRIEVE […]

CDC Publishes 2 Reports on Hepatitis Incidence Rates and Progress Towards 2025 Goals

Hepatitis (Adobe Stock 161227058 by Dr. Microbe) This article first appeared on our sister brand, ContagionLive. The CDC has published its Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report – United States, 2021, which details the incidence rates during that period. Although the rates of acute infections decreased for hepatitis A and B, the report’s authors note that the pandemic’s effects […]