AHE: Association for the Health Care Environment (Photo used with permission by AHE) The 2023 AHE Exchange Conference in Dallas, Texas, had several important areas of focus for EVS leadership, but certainly a recurring theme involved infection prevention and the essential nature of keeping emerging pathogens and microorganisms from gaining a foothold in our health […]
The Arkansas Department on Health announced that a person has died from a rare infection which targets the brain tissue commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department on Health (ADH) announced on Thursday that an Arkansan has died from a rare infection, which targets the brain tissue. According to […]
While most of these pharmacies are regional, the Costco, Kroger, Walmart and Walgreens LCGPs are available in more than 40 U.S. states. The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, meanwhile, is a nationwide program. Also, six LCGPs require membership fees. The researcher also noted that the median 30-day supply of a CVD medicine ranged from […]
Courtney DiNardo, MD, MSCE, associate professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses triplets that serve as alternatives to standard-of-care approaches with azacitidine (Vidarza) and venetoclax (Venclexta) doublet therapy in select patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). There is significant unmet need for patients with FLT3-ITD […]
Stephen M. Ansell, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, interim chair, Department of Oncology, chair, consultant, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, chair, Faculty Development and Recruitment, Mayo Clinic, highlights several emerging therapeutics that have the potential to better harness the immune system in patients with lymphoma subtypes. Immunotherapy continues to revolutionize the treatment of […]
‘General Hospital’ actor John J. York reveals blood, marrow disorders | EW.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore EW.com Profile Menu Follow Us Close this dialog window Share & More Close this dialog window View image General Hospital actor John J. York taking hiatus from show due to blood and bone […]
By Bill Carey EMS1 WASHINGTON — The International Association of EMS Chiefs (IAEMSC) released a statement in support of prehospital blood transfusion, urging all EMS systems across the United States to explore new methods and adopt innovative practices that improve patient outcomes. The statement cited numerous studies that highlighted the potential advantages of prehospital blood transfusion, […]
Full disclosure: I’m writing this KSAT Explains not only as journalist, but as a Champion. Even fuller disclosure: I am not crazy about calling myself that. But here’s why I did it: The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center (STBTC) asked me to be a Champion challenged to raise $10,000 for the life-saving organization. So, […]
Just 24 hours after he dropped away from his teammates on the Angliru, Sepp Kuss and Jumbo-Visma looked like a different team on stage 18 of the Vuelta a España. With the stage win secured by Remco Evenepoel up the road, the Dutch squad rode in unfaltering support for Kuss, extending his lead in the […]
image: Audunn S. Snaebjornsson, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, and Kari Stefansson authors of the paper. view more Credit: deCODE Genetics Variants in the genome interact with each other and with the environment to affect the risk of cardiovascular disease Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, and their collaborators from the Icelandic healthcare system and Copenhagen […]