Doctors worried about this nerve disorder affecting people post viral infections | The Times of India

According to Dr. Puja Kushwah, Sr. Consultant – Neurosciences, Metro Hospitals & Heart Institute, Noida, “When an immune response to an earlier infection or other incident reacts with similar epitopes on peripheral nerves (a process known as molecular mimicry), it causes GBS. Up to two-thirds of patients give a history of such antecedent events.” Infections […]

‘Selling Sunset’ Star Amanza Smith Says She Was ‘Two Days From Dying’ From the Spine Infection That Hospitalized Her for a Month (Exclusive)

After undergoing two invasive spinal surgeries this summer, Selling Sunset star Amanza Smith is a survivor in the truest sense of the word. The 46-year-old interior designer revealed to PEOPLE how osteomyelitis, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection was attacking her lower vertebrae. After a severe backache that lasted nearly a month caused her […]

How to Prevent Risk of Vascular Access-Related Blood Stream Infections in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Hemodialysis bloodline tubes in dialysis machine. © zlikovec- stock.adobe.com Vascular access-related infection is a second major cause of mortality among end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Dialysis patients require vascular access to deliver their renal failure treatment. Commonly used vascular accesses are arteriovenous fistula (AVF), arteriovenous graft (AVG), and central lines.1,2 Vascular access-related infection […]

How Neurons Grow Comfortable in Their Own Skin

At a glance: Neurons that sense different types of touch are “born” unspecialized but develop specific features based on the skin type they end up innervating. The finding, based on research in mice, sheds light on a long-standing mystery about how these nerve cells end up performing their specialized tasks. The research could eventually help […]

Making Pregnancy Safer: Inside the Effort to Reduce Maternal Mortality

In the United States, giving birth is more dangerous than in other wealthy nations. Much more dangerous. “Despite being highly industrialized and having advanced medical care available, we have the highest rate of maternal mortality of any developed nation,” said Brenna Hughes, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. “We […]

Woman found dead surrounded by pool of blood in Brooklyn: NYPD

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A woman was found dead in a pool of blood in the entryway of a Brooklyn apartment building Tuesday, police said. Police have identified the woman as 58-year-old Latanya Parker. She lived in the building where her body was found, according to authorities. Suspect shoots 3-year-old girl before taking his own […]

Best antibacterial soaps to keep bacterial infections at bay

While people don’t pay much attention when it comes to buying soap for themselves, they should because it is one of the most essential parts of personal hygiene. You should be extra careful when it comes to buying antibacterial soaps, especially ring the monsoon season. As the name suggests, the purpose of buying antibacterial soaps […]

101 people donate blood at drive held at North Dakota Farmers Union

JAMESTOWN — A total of 111 individuals volunteered to donate blood, and 101 individuals were able to donate at the July 18-19 drive for Vitalant at the North Dakota Farmers Union State Office. The drive collected 125 units of blood products for patients in need. Twenty-one donors gave Power Red Cells, where two units of […]

Ajax Therapeutics Appoints Dr. David Steensma as Chief Medical Officer

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug 23, 2023– Ajax Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company applying computational chemistry and structure-based technologies to develop next generation JAK inhibitors for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), today announced the appointment of David P. Steensma, MD, FACP, […]