Brad S. Kahl, MD, a professor in the Department of Medicine, Oncology Division, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, discusses the potential for BTK inhibitors to shift the frontline treatment setting in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The covalent BTK inhibitors zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) and acalabrutinib (Calquence) are currently approved by the FDA for […]
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease leading to an impaired glucose metabolism and requires life-long administration of insulin. While the cause of the autoimmunity reaction is still unclear, viral infections in young children are proposed to be critical environmental factors leading to type 1 diabetes. An international team of researchers from the Global Platform […]
Sheriff’s Office continues ‘Battle’ for Blood Published 5:32 pm Friday, September 8, 2023 Blood Drive Supervisor Mona Giles and Blood Donor Robert Weeks are all smiles while helping give blood at the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Three-peats are a rarity, except for the annual Battle of the Badges Blood […]
The patient count in an E. Coli O157:H7 outbreak among daycare centers in Calgary has increased to 128, with 25 children having been admitted to hospitals. Officials now report that nine hospitalized children have been diagnosed with a complication that causes the kidneys to shut down. Eleven daycare centers have been closed since Monday. Five […]
The health district said the man, who was between the ages of 30 and 40, had underlying health conditions that made him predisposed to the infection. GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — The Galveston County Health District on Friday announced a man has died from a Vibrio vulnificus infection after eating raw oysters. The health district said […]
Health insurance — among other factors — can play a role in the survival of patients with blood cancer, recent research showed. Factors including insurance coverage, economic status and marital status can affect survival outcomes and health disparities for patients with blood cancers, according to findings presented at the 2023 Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO) […]
Carmen Walker is remembered by her family as a warm and caring great-grandmother whose death after a procedure at Waikato Hospital in 2010 was devastating. Photo / Stuart Munro WARNING: This story details a medical event that resulted in a patient death and may be upsetting. It’s the sight of the blood pooling on the […]
Join Stanford Blood Center for the 7th Annual Bay Area Proud Blood Drive this Saturday from 9 AM to 3 PM. Donate at the drive for a chance to win a $500 Apple gift card. WHEN: Saturday, September 9th from 9 AM to 3 PM WHERE: Bloodmobiles @ Princeton Plaza (1375 Blossom Rd) For appointments, […]
You may think you know everything there is to know about skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, but the famous athlete has tons of cool stories you’ve probably never heard before. For Men’s Health, Hawk looked at some of the comments about him shared across social media, and gave pretty great stories about his career and even […]
Sat, 09 Sep 2023 01:35:19 GMT (1694223319049) f21546d3a7b92848c6890935ca4e2b625f015352 4a6d0bb8f30f1b6a167248fbd029e9fd6e7edbb4 by Aaron Drawhorn Sat, September 9th 2023, 1:34 AM UTC Galveston County man dead of rare infection after eating raw oysters Loading …