SHERIDAN — Vitalant — the sole provider of blood to Sheridan County and Sheridan Memorial Hospital — will be hosting a three-day blood drive from Sept. 25 to Sept. 27 at the Best Western Sheridan Center. The drive comes as there remains a critical shortage of blood, according to Vitalant. The organization said there is […]
Researchers suggested in a recent study that broad genetic testing could help safe millions of other children. The results of clinical trial were published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Data showed testing sick newborns full genetic blueprint is nearly twice as good at finding genetic problems or abnormalities compared to narrower, more […]
An Australian-first biobank will be established to improve and discover new treatments for children with genetic muscle diseases. The National Muscle Disease Bio-databank, co-led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Monash University and Alfred Health, will advance research into understanding why children develop genetic muscle diseases. The project forms part of a $2.5 million Medical Research […]
Elcin Barker Ergun The European Commission has approved elacestrant (Orserdu) for the treatment of postmenopausal women and men with estrogen receptor (ER)–positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced, or metastatic breast cancer with an activating ESR1 mutation who have disease progression following at least 1 line of endocrine therapy including a CDK4/6 inhibitor.1 The approval was based on […]
Wilkes C.C. cardiovascular technician graduates Wilkes Community College’ most recent cardiovascular technician graduates are, from left, Alexandria Nelson, Millers Creek; Hattie Elledge, Elkin; and Brittany Widener, Hamptonville. It’s taught by Cindy Wagoner, health occupations instructor.
The city of Fayetteville will host a blood drive in partnership with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks on the Fayetteville square today (Sept. 20.) The event kicks off at 9 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m. via the CBCO’s bloodmobile, which will be on hand to collect donations. Donors will receive a free t-shirt, […]
As oceans warm, pathogenic bacteria are turning up more frequently in northern regions, scientists say. On a warm day in early July, Ed Houlihan guided kayakers on a four-mile trip on Cape Cod from Popponesset Bay up the Mashpee River to a freshwater pond. It was three hours of paddling round trip, but afterward Mr. […]
The recently released Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS) Market Report for 2023, spanning a substantial 105 pages, offers valuable insights into its present condition, size, volume, and market share. In today’s digitally driven world, understanding the dynamics of the market has become not just important but essential for businesses and marketers alike. With the growing importance […]
The first human case of a disease that is normally confined to dogs was found in Stoke-on-Trent and it is now spreading in the UK. Brucella canis is an incurable bacterial infection that leads to infertility in dogs and was previously only seen in isolated cases in animals imported from places like Eastern Europe. In […]
