SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — There is a nationwide shortage of blood. It’s down 25% from the beginning of August. Giving blood is an easy way to give back to your community. “I love helping people, so I guess this is a way I could help people in another way too,” Wendy Orr said. That […]
The rate of infants dying before their first birthday rose slightly in the second year of the COVID pandemic after having fallen every year since 2015, according to new federal data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that the U.S. infant mortality rate inched from 5.42 deaths per 1,000 live births in […]
Obtaining Blood Flow Estimate Less Invasively Of the 900 participants, 523 had normal CT-FFR results (mean age 64, 318 males) and 377 had abnormal CT-FFR results (mean age 65, 264 males). In the normal results group, the rate of three-year adverse outcomes (defined as all-cause deaths and non-fatal myocardial infarction) was 2.1% (11/523). In the […]
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Australian researchers have uncovered new genetic insights into Staphylococcus aureus, revealing what makes the bacterium so dangerous when it enters the blood. While common, Staphylococcus aureus infections—known as Golden staph—can be life-threatening if the bacteria enter the bloodstream, causing sepsis. Golden staph is notorious for its ability to become resistant to […]
The University of California, Davis, exceeded $1 billion in new external research awards in the fiscal year 2022-23 following the record set the previous year. The funding, which totaled $1.006 billion, will enable scientific discoveries and new technologies through research addressing a wide range of needs in human and animal health, digital systems, the environment […]
TEXAS (Gray News) – A man in Texas recently died after eating raw oysters, according to the Galveston County Health Department. The health department said the man had underlying health conditions that predisposed him to Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterial infection that can be caused by eating undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters. Vibrio is a bacterium that […]
FDA Approves Updated COVID-19 Vaccines On Monday, the FDA approved 2 updated COVID-19 booster vaccines for people as young as 6 months, according to STAT. This may result in Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines becoming available in doctors’ offices, clinics, and pharmacies later in the week. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices are expected to recommend […]
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HistoryCause and symptomsGeneticsEpidemiologyCase seriesDiagnosis and treatmentReferences Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare multisystemic condition with characteristic skin lesions. Also known as Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome, it affects different sites of the body, including the skin, eyes, hair, teeth, nails, and central nervous system. Incontinentia pigmenti. Image Credit: Sashkin/Shutterstock.com The existence of neurological and/or visual impairment influences the […]