— Conference Call Scheduled for Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. ET — NEWTON, Mass., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced it will report second quarter 2023 financial results on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Karyopharm’s management team will host a […]
Honeypot ants (Camponotus inflatus) hanging from the ceiling of a nest, engorged with nectar Minden Pictures/Alamy Honey produced by a type of ant in Australia has antimicrobial properties that could one day lead to new treatments against some bacterial and fungal infections. Australian honeypot ants (Camponotus inflatus) are found in arid regions of central and […]
Research demonstrates that socioeconomic inequalities are “strong determinants” of cardiovascular risk throughout the world. Members of the writing committee for the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association 2019 Guideline on Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease incorporated throughout the guideline consideration of how social determinants of health may impact the efficacy of specific guidance and prescriptions […]
Kentucky Blood Center will host a blood drive at Maysville Walmart on August 1, offering donors an important opportunity to save lives at a critical time on the calendar. It’s trauma season in Kentucky, a period of months in the summer when good times and good weather usher in an increase in severe, life-threatening injuries. […]
July 26, 2023 — Researchers in Texas are developing a “green light” technology they hope will solve a crucial problem highlighted by the pandemic: the limits of pulse oximeters in patients with darker skin. A recent study adds weight to earlier findings that their device works. “It is a new, first-in-class technology,” said Sanjay Gokhale, […]
Megan Bender and Edwin Vazquez. BEEKMAN – The Beekman Fire Department’s blood drive on Tuesday resulted in more than nine gallons of blood being donated in the name of one of their life members, Eddie Vazquez. Beekman Fire Department (BFD) member Megan Bender worked with the New York Blood Center to bring the community out […]
About 5 million antibiotic prescriptions are written each year to treat kids for acute sinusitis, according to new research from UPMC that finds roughly half those scripts are useless and could be doing more harm than good. Acute sinusitis is a complication of a regular cold that inflames the sinuses, causing a running nose, congestion, […]
Findings from the landmark REPRIEVE trial, which tested a daily statin medication for people living with HIV, were presented on Monday at the 12th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023) and published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The results were presented at a symposium that also included a discussion of cardiovascular […]
“In the Blood” traces how an engineer and a salesman took on military leaders and Big Pharma to get a revolutionary clotting agent to those in dire need. IN THE BLOOD: How Two Outsiders Solved a Centuries-Old Medical Mystery and Took On the U.S. Army, by Charles Barber Reading, like riding shotgun with a stranger, […]
Researchers have identified the top exercises for lowering blood pressure – and they’re the ones that don’t involve moving at all. Isometric exercises – those that require engaging muscles without movement, such as wall sits and planks – provided the best results for bringing blood pressure down, a new study suggests. Cardio, resistance training and […]