Credit: Pexels Calprotectin levels and abundance of microbial genera in primary episodes of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) can act as early markers of recurrent CDI, according to findings from a recent study. Investigators developed an early prediction model for recurrent CDI using clinical and analytical data including age, fecal calprotectin level, toxin B polymerase chain […]
The FDA previously approved selpercatinib in RET fusion–positive solid tumors that have progressed following prior systemic therapy in September 2022. The FDA has granted approval to the FoundationOne CDx assay as a companion diagnostic to identify patients with locally advanced or metastatic RET fusion–positive solid tumors previously treated with systemic therapies who may be eligible […]
The racial differences in cardiovascular health are impacted by the varying experiences within physical and social environments and by an individual’s lived experiences, especially discrimination, according to the results of a study published by JAMA Network Open. The study authors emphasized the importance of targeting neighborhood factors and discrimination in approaches to improve the ideal […]
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Researchers have warned that people who’ve had childhood cancer are highly likely to face physical and mental health challenges later in life, with 95% developing a “significant health problem” related to their cancer or treatment by the age of 45. The team reviewed 73 studies, including 39 cohort studies that followed patients over time, and […]
USC researchers develop blood test for early-stage ovarian cancer | Keck School of Medicine of USC News / USC researchers develop blood test for early-stage ovarian cancer
The California Nursing Student Association at Point Loma Nazarene University (CNSA-PL) and PLNU’s Wellness Center partnered with the Red Cross on Oct. 6 to host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The blood drive took place at PLNU’s Activities & Recreation Center (ARC), and 40 participants were scheduled to donate blood, according […]
BURLINGTON – Global life science giant Labcorp is rolling out a test that it says can speed up a diagnosis for Alzheimer’s and thus lead to earlier intervention to fight the deadly disease. The test is designed to detect biomarkers and biological changes that Labcorp notes are associated with Alzheimer’s. “Many patients experience uncertainty around […]
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Nupur Shah, M.D., a cardiology fellow at USA Health University Hospital, joined us on Studio10 to discuss young adults and cardiovascular health. She answered the following questions: • Why is there an increase in heart attacks in young adults? • How do you explain the spike in heart attacks post-COVID-19 pandemic? […]
October 11, 2023 — A newly-issued American Heart Association presidential advisory identifies the strong connections among cardiovascular disease (CVD), kidney disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity, and suggests redefining CVD risk, prevention and management. An AHA news release detailed highlights of the advisory simultaneous with its publication October 9 in the journal Circulation. The key […]