High School students organize blood drive for 16-year-old in Murray

MURRAY — Students at Murray High School will gather at the Murray City Library on Friday, but they won’t be checking out books, instead, they’ll be giving. What normally is a space for learning, will turn into a place to donate blood. It’s an idea the Murray High School football team proposed. “It’s just been […]

Study traces long COVID symptoms to SARS-CoV-2 infection in gut

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What drives outcomes in infants of mothers with congenital heart disease? A mediation analysis

Abstract Objective Infants of mothers with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) are at increased risk for adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. We aim to identify mediators in the relationship between ACHD and pregnancy and infant outcomes. Study design Case-control study using linked maternal and infant hospital records. Structural equation modeling was performed to assess for […]

10-20-23 american red cross blood shortage continues

The American Red Cross continues to experience a national blood and platelet shortage and is asking the public to donate blood as soon as possible.   Red Cross spokesperson Jen Warren says donors of all  blood types are urgently needed, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets.  The Red Cross experienced a significant blood and platelet […]

Notes from the Field: Severe Bartonella quintana …

Shannan N. Rich, PhD1,2; Amy Beeson, MD1,2; Leah Seifu, MD1,3; Kara Mitchell, PhD4; Danielle Wroblewski, MS4; Stefan Juretschko, PhD5; Marina Keller, MD6; Rachel Gnanaprakasam, MBBS6; Mariam Agladze, MD7; Rich Kodama, DO8; Tania Kupferman, MD7; Julu Bhatnagar, PhD9; Roosecelis B. Martines, MD, PhD9; Sarah Reagan-Steiner, MD9; Sally Slavinski, DVM3; Matthew J. Kuehnert, MD10; Camille Bergeron-Parent, MD3; […]

Human skin organoids are valid models of mpox virus infection

Human skin organoids are susceptible to mpox virus infection and support infectious virus production. Treatment of infected skin organoids with the antiviral drug tecovirimat can inhibit infectious virus production and prevent host transcriptome rewiring. Thus, skin-organoid-based models are robust for studying mpox virus infection and testing therapeutics. This is a preview of subscription content, access […]