All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. A Russian missile attack on Friday on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town in central Ukraine killed one policeman and injured at least 52 others, while another attack in the southern Kherson region killed three people. The strikes were among multiple Russian attacks across the country […]
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Discussion In the study, the researchers said that “strict control” of the five risk factors studied “could potentially prevent 57.2% of all cases of cardiovascular disease in women and 52.6% of all cases in men globally.” However, they noted that there is “a substantial scope for a more complete characterization of the risk of cardiovascular […]
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Next Article Key Points “Medical Journeys” is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains both a physician guide and a downloadable/printable patient resource. “Medical Journeys” chart a path each step of the […]
Cancer and neoplasms
Shared and distinct genetic etiologies for different types of clonal hematopoiesis
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Abstract Clonal hematopoiesis (CH)—age-related expansion of mutated hematopoietic clones—can differ in frequency and cellular fitness by CH type (e.g., mutations in driver genes (CHIP), gains/losses and copy-neutral loss of chromosomal segments (mCAs), and loss of sex chromosomes). Co-occurring CH raises questions as to their origin, selection, and impact. We integrate sequence and genotype array data […]
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Omotola A Hope, staff neurologist1, Katherine MJ Harris, professor of neurology2 1Houston Methodist Sugarland Neurology Associates, Houston, TX, USA 2Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX, USA The authors contributed equally as co-first authors Corresponding author: Omotola A Hope oahope{at}houstonmethodist.org; tolahope{at}gmail.com ABSTRACT Epilepsy is a group of neurological diseases characterized by susceptibility […]
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The summer COVID bump is worsening in California, with infections spreading at schools and workplaces, and hospitalizations ticking up. While health officials continue to say the numbers are no cause for alarm, the infections are beginning to bring more disruptions to everyday life. In Los Angeles County, the number of new COVID-19 outbreak investigations at […]
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On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Health reported 8,607 new infections in the past week. TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio’s new COVID-19 infections have climbed to the highest levels since the middle of March. On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Health reported 8,607 new infections in the past week. The total is about 800 more than […]
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WEST MONROE, La. (KNOE) – KNOE 8 News and the City of West Monroe are teaming up with LifeShare Blood Center to bring awareness to sickle cell month for September. City of West Monroe, KNOE and LifeShare Blood Center to host ‘Sock it to Cancer and Save Lives’ at West Monroe City Hall on Friday, […]
Infection
Hampton Roads health care providers observe uptick in COVID-19 infections; new booster expected some time in September
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Medical professionals at urgent care clinics, hospitals and health departments weigh in on where coronavirus stands in Virginia and Hampton Roads. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Across the country, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise. Locally, medical professionals at urgent care clinics and hospitals are noticing some of the same trends. They are also […]
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For many paramedics, when a patient has lost a lot of blood, the only chance to save them involves stopping the bleeding and rushing them to the hospital as fast as possible. That has changed in Howard County, with the county’s Fire and EMS department’s new ability to perform blood transfusions in the field. “The […]