‘The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart’ Review: Return of the Glorious Weirdos

A beloved Adult Swim cartoon comes back to tie up some loose ends. Over seven seasons on Adult Swim, the Cartoon Network’s nighttime programming block, “The Venture Bros.” brought to the small screen a fantastical world steeped in absurdist humor, rooted in pop culture and presented in the style of old-time cartoon adventures. Within this […]

Gut bacteria hungry for inflammatory chemicals may protect against gout and heart disease

Ice-cold, locally brewed beer is a staple in a Milwaukeean’s diet. It’s part of the culture. However, beer is rich with organic chemicals, called purines, that can crystalize and accumulate in the blood, which could lead to gout and cardiovascular disease. A study estimated that between 2015 and 2016, 9.2 million people in the United […]

Finerenone May Lower Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Finerenone may reduce cardiovascular risk in a wide range of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States who have an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR; in mL/min/1.72m2) of 25 or higher and/or a urinary albuminuria to creatinine ratio (UACR) of 30 mg/g or greater, according to investigators. […]

How the COVID-19 pandemic altered antibiotic prescribing for common bacterial infections

In a study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, investigators evaluated the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the use of antibiotics in primary care for common infections.  Study: Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission related to common infections. Image Credit: nokwalai/Shutterstock.com *Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are […]

The diagnostics landscape for sexually transmitted infections

Overview This document highlights the diagnostics available now to support scale-up and expanded access to screening to meet the growing testing demands in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The focus of this landscape is on the technologies (tests, platforms and systems for use in resource-limited settings) commercially available at the time of publication for syphilis, chlamydia, […]

Finger prick blood test may detect Alzheimer’s

A definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease now requires a series of complicated and expensive imaging scans that look for abnormal protein plaques and tangles in the brain. But in the near future, detecting signs of Alzheimer’s could be as simple as taking a finger prick blood test. Advertisement Researchers detected key Alzheimer’s-related biomarkers in dried […]

Emergency blood shortage: Blood supply down more than 25% since May

BULLHEAD CITY — Vitalant, a nonprofit blood services provider, announced an emergency blood shortage, urging all eligible donors to schedule a blood donation this July to prevent treatment delays for patients who need lifesaving transfusions.   Exacerbated by the Fourth of July holiday week, the ongoing seasonal drop in blood donations since May has sharply reduced […]

Unsafe food causes 600 million infections & 4.2 lakhs deaths every year: FSSAI CEO

New Delhi: Unsafe food is the reason behind a staggering 600 million infections and 4.2 lakh deaths every year, G Kamala Vardhana Rao, chief executive, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said on Thursday at the first Global Food Regulators Summit 2023. The summit aims to create a global platform of food regulators […]