Cardiovascular

Changes in incidence of hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Netherlands in 2020

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08
Aug

Abstract This population-based cohort study aimed to describe changes in incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) hospital diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Netherlands compared with the pre-pandemic period. We used Dutch nationwide statistics about hospitalizations to estimate incidence rate ratios (IRR) of hospital diagnoses of CVD during the first and second COVID-19 waves in […]

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Congenital disorders

Pioneering Cardiovascular Insight: Cardiac Ultrasound Systems Poised to Attain US$ 2.33 Billion by 2

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08
Aug

The cardiac ultrasound systems market is expected to be worth US$ 1.43 billion in 2023. Overall sales of cardiac ultrasound systems are expected to reach US$ 2.33 billion by 2033, with a CAGR of 5%. The Cardiac Ultrasound Systems market stands at the forefront of medical imaging technology, playing a pivotal role in diagnosing and […]

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Blood

Potential value of red blood cell distribution width in predicting in-hospital mortality in intensive care US population with acute pancreatitis: a propensity score matching analysis

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08
Aug

Abstract The association between red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and in-hospital mortality in intensive care patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) is inconclusive. We extracted the baseline data, Bedside Index for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, and in-hospital prognosis of intensive care patients with AP from the Medical […]

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Blood

NY Blood Center partners with Universal Hip-Hop Museum for blood drive

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07
Aug

Aug 07, 2023, 9:26pmUpdated 3h ago By: News 12 Staff The Universal Hip-Hop Museum and New York Blood Center teamed up to host a blood drive campaign at the museum in celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.   The One Blood, One Love campaign is raising awareness to the value of giving diverse blood while paying homage to the diversity […]

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Congenital disorders

What Is Prosopagnosia? An Odd Condition That Can Steal Your Face

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07
Aug

In “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” the “man,” identified as Mr. P., visits neurologist and author of the book, Oliver Sacks, MD, for a vision problem that has been perplexing his other doctors. On his way out, Mr. P. grabs his wife’s head, thinking it’s his hat, ultimately and unknowingly introducing […]

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Infection

Infant Immunity: New Research Identifies Weak Spot and “Secret Weapon”

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07
Aug

New research sheds light on why infants are more susceptible to respiratory infections, pointing to their yet-to-mature memory T cells. However, infants also possess a unique defense mechanism, bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT), which produces antibodies against new pathogens and fades away by age 3. Two new studies led by researchers at Columbia University explains why […]

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Infection

What Are Yeast Infection Sores? They Exist—A Doctor Explains

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07
Aug

The basics on yeast infections Yeast infections are a pretty common fungal infection that anyone can get, but you may not know that they can cause sores. Candida fungus is naturally present in our bodies, but an imbalance of it can cause an overgrowth that leads to infection and irritation, as Meleen Chuang, MD, a […]

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Blood

Blood, cocaine and questions – the death of ‘the Pirate’

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07
Aug

It’s Valentine’s Day – Saturday, 14 February 2004 – but Marco Pantani is alone. He’s holed up in Room 5D of the Residence Le Rose hotel in the Italian seaside resort of Rimini having arrived, out of season, on the previous Monday. Other guests say he’s been behaving erratically. Pantani was 34 years old, and […]

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Infection

Air Pollution Is Making Infectious Diseases Deadlier, Study Finds

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07
Aug

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential of new diseases to wreck our world has never been more clear—and so is the role that environmental changes play in exacerbating those new diseases. The connections between those factors is still an ongoing investigation, but the more we’re learning, the more we ought to be […]

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