New York City, New York Sep 6, 2023 (Issuewire.com) – An exceptional orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Noffsinger sees patients at Ascension Medical Group in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Born in Defiance, Ohio, he traversed different corners of the United States, leaving a mark on the field of orthopedic surgery and the communities he has treated. Since 1987, he […]
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Sep 07, 2023, 1:44amUpdated 1h ago Dozens filed into the Greenhouse Cafe in Bay Ridge on Wednesday to donate blood as part of the Hayley’s Comet Blood Drive, hosted by the Daquara family and the New York Blood Center. Hayley Daquara was diagnosed with Hurler syndrome at 6 months old. During her life, she had three open-heart surgeries. The last one caused complications that […]
Infection
Health advisory issued for rare bacterial infection that has claimed the lives of a dozen Americans
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A health alert has been issued by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to recent reports of a fatal bacterial infection that thrives in warm coastal waters. The Vibrio vulnificus bacteria can be found in raw or undercooked seafood, saltwater, and brackish water. The most common way to become infected is when […]
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Elias Jabbour, MD During the Society of Hematologic Oncology 2023 Annual Meeting, results from the phase 3 PhALLCON trial (NCT03589326) indicated that incorporating the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) ponatinib (Iclusig) into reduced-intensity chemotherapy resulted in a higher minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative complete remission (CR) rate at the end of induction in patients with Philadelphia chromosome […]
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PARIS, France — A new study is warning about another harmful ingredient in ultra-processed foods, or junk food. Researchers find that consuming products rich in certain additives elevates the risk of heart disease. Conducted by French researchers, the study followed a group of nearly 100,000 participants, predominantly female, and discovered that those with higher intakes […]
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Key Points Question Is shared decision-making (SDM) integrated into cardiovascular guideline recommendations on pharmacotherapy? Findings This cross-sectional study of 65 guidelines (2655 pharmacotherapy recommendations) published from 2012 to 2022 found that 6% of recommendations incorporated SDM in some form. The proportion of pharmacotherapy recommendations incorporating SDM was comparable across societies, with no trend for change […]
Cancer and neoplasms
Effects of localization of uterine adenomyosis on clinical features and pregnancy outcome
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to implore the association among clinical features, long-term fertility outcomes and the anatomical location of adenomyosis identified by ultrasound. We collected data of non-pregnant patients between 20 and 40 years old who had undergone surgical exploration for benign gynecological conditions at our institution between January 2010 and December […]
Congenital disorders
First report of bovine viral diarrhea virus subgenotypes 1d and 1e in southern Chile
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From the 24 antigenically positive serum samples, 12 amplicons were obtained for sequencing procedures. The low recovery of amplicons is probably due to RNA degradation consecutive to the delay between the first analysis of the samples and the reception of them in our laboratories, what led to repeated frozen-thaw cycles [28]. According to the BLAST […]
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The surge in the popularity of Wegovy as a weight loss drug has swept across the U.S., but one part of the population should steer clear: women who are pregnant and those wanting to become pregnant. Semaglutide medicines such as Wegovy and Ozempic could cause birth defects, low birth weight and miscarriage, according to the […]
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The South Cape Hospitality & Entertainment Association will be hosting a Lee Health blood drive Saturday, Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The bus will be parked in Club Square, behind the BackStreets Sports Bar on Southeast 47th Terrace. Official have indicated that type A- and O- remain critically low, and supply levels […]