Virginians can now indicate blood types on drivers’ licenses

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) – The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) says Virginians can now indicate blood type on drivers’ licenses. The option is to help assist first responders in the event of an emergency. Virginians have the option to indicate blood type when they renew or replace their licenses or IDs. Residents who are applying […]

Research Finds Link Between Weekend Warrior Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease

JAMA Network About The Study: In an analysis of 89,000 individuals providing a week of accelerometer-based physical activity data, a weekend warrior pattern of physical activity (i.e., most moderate to vigorous physical activity achieved over 1-2 days) was associated with similarly lower risks of incident atrial fibrillation, heart attack, heart failure, and stroke compared with […]

Concentrated Exercise Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Similarly to Distributed Exercise

Engaging in intense physical activity for 1-2 days was found to have a comparable effect in reducing the risk of cardiovascular events as engaging in moderate physical activity spread out across several days, according to research published today in JAMA. Current guidelines from the World Health Organization and American Heart Association recommend at least 150 […]

Understanding User Needs is Critical for Developing Smoking Cessation Apps

Certain key functions and characteristics of mHealth apps that are used for smoking cessation were determined to play a role in how successful they are, according to research published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics.1 Investigators sought to explore how smokers view common functions and characteristics of smoking cessation apps, as no previous studies […]

Investigation of Independent Risk Factors for Recurrent Infection in Myasthenia Gravis Patients

The following is a summary of “Myasthenia gravis and independent risk factors for recurrent infection: a retrospective cohort study,” published in the July 2023 issue of Neurology by Chien et al. Myasthenic crisis (MC), a life-threatening complication of myasthenia gravis (MG), affects approximately 10% to 20% of MG patients. MC is associated with poor outcomes, […]

New infection mechanism in SARS-CoV-2 discovered

<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/new-infection-mechanis.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/new-infection-mechanis.jpg" data-sub-html="Graphical abstract. Credit: Molecular Cell (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.06.020″> Graphical abstract. Credit: Molecular Cell (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.06.020 Researchers from Heidelberg Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University Hospital and German Cancer Research Center investigate molecular relationships that promote infection and spread of SARS-CoV-2. The results may provide a starting point for development of antiviral therapies. The […]

Blood donations needed in Colorado during “trauma season”

Blood donations needed in Colorado Blood donations needed in Colorado 00:25 Vitalant says there is an emergency shortage of blood in Colorado. Leaders of the organization say they’re worried that it could cause patient care delays for 95 hospitals around the state. Getty Images Plus The summer is often referred to as “trauma season” because […]