Category Archives: Blood

Fluid leaked from scuba diver’s blood vessels after 100-foot cave dive in rare medical case

In an extremely rare medical case, a scuba diver who descended deep into an underwater cave developed a deadly blood syndrome in which fluid leaked out of his blood vessels.   The syndrome was a strange complication of decompression sickness, or “the bends,” in which air bubbles form in the blood as people go from […]

Deion Sanders Had 2nd Successful Surgery to Remove Blood Clots, Tracey Edmonds Says

Matthew Stockman/Getty Images University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders’ girlfriend Tracey Edmonds said the Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback had a second successful surgery to remove blood clots this week. Edmonds posted the following Friday on Instagram regarding the procedure and Sanders’ condition: “Thank you Lord for another successful surgery!! We thank […]

SiPhox Health raises $27 million to develop at-home blood tests

SiPhox Health announced a $27M Series A funding round led by Intel Capital to continue development of its at-home blood tests. Founded by MIT scientists Diedrik Vermeulen and Michael Dubrovsky, SiPhox Health can test for 17 biomarkers including inflammation, cardiovascular health and metabolic fitness. Its current offering relies on mail-in samples while its at-home device […]

Blood cancer treatments may help people with hard-to-treat CAD |…

Two approved blood cancer treatments, daratumumab and bortezomib, were each partially effective at reducing signs of cold agglutin disease (CAD) in two people with hard-to-treat cases of the autoimmune disorder, a study showed. These two therapies, alone or in combination, also were found to effectively treat five of six people with other types of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), […]

Oppenheimer met the president after atomic bombs: ‘I have blood on my hands’

The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima had pulverized life and changed the world, and J. Robert Oppenheimer celebrated by clasping his hands like a prize fighter, soaking in the roaring applause from the crowd in Los Alamos, N.M. It was a thrilling time for Oppenheimer, who told the crowd in August 1945 in the place […]