Rami Komrokji, MD Vice chair, Malignant Hematology Department Head of the Leukemia and MDS Section Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, FL KOMROKJI: MF could be either primary de novo or coming from secondary from essential thrombocythemia [ET] or polycythemia vera [PT]. [Concerning] the major criteria listed [by the World Health Organization (WHO)], I always bring up […]
<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/genetic-study-of-blood.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/genetic-study-of-blood.jpg" data-sub-html="Deterioration of glucose homeostasis progressing into T2D and leading to complications in multiple organs and tissues. Established (left, in peach) and new (right, in green). a, A human figure illustrating the main causes of hyperglycemia (a combination of lifestyle and genetic factors), and how hyperglycemia affects many organs and tissues. Complications on […]
Blood loss is a leading cause of death for people critically injured, yet most emergency responders to the scene of a car crash or other trauma can do little more than try and stem the flow of blood and rush to a hospital. State Medevac helicopters recently began carrying whole blood for transfusions in the […]
WATERBORNE BACTERIA CALLED VIBRIO. SOME RARE SPECIES ARE FLESH EATING AND CAN BE DEADLY. WESH 2 SCOTT HEIDLER HEARD FROM EXPERTS WHO SAY WE’RE SEEING A GREATER RISK DUE TO HURRICANES AND WARMER WATER TEMPERATURES AS ONE SPECIES OF VIBRIO CAN BE DEADLY KNOWN AS FLESH EATING BACTERIA. BUT INFECTIONS ARE LOW. BUT THE CENTERS […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week that cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, are rising among young children in some parts of the Southeastern United States. Traditionally, RSV season begins in the fall and continues through the winter, similar to the flu and other respiratory viruses. However, RSV infections this […]
Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals. Wayne County – COVID, upper respiratory infections, hand foot & mouth disease, pink eye, strep throat, seasonal allergies Dr. Tiffney Widner — Pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Michigan “We’re actually seeing more COVID. […]
Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to a $44 million settlement to resolve class-action claims related to its partnership with Theranos, according to Bloomberg. The proposed settlement is still in need of court approval. Walgreens faced a class-action lawsuit accusing it of being “willfully blind” to the fraudulent company, which claimed to offer hundreds of lab […]
Vienna on Thursday summoned the European Commission’s envoy after he reportedly slammed Austria for continuing to buy Russian gas with “blood money”. The EU executive has also distanced itself from the comments, calling them “regrettable and inappropriate”. Austrian and Russian gas ties date back decades, and Austrian gas industry experts insist Russian gas will continue […]
Every two seconds in the United States trauma victims, surgery patients, mothers giving birth, people battling cancer and others require a blood transfusion — very often to keep them from dying, according to information from America’s Blood Centers, an umbrella organization that represents more than 50 blood centers in the United States. With supplies of […]
Freestanding, perfusable, and functional in vitro vascular models developed using coaxial nozzle cell printing for mimicking native endothelium pathophysiology. Credit: Dong-Woo Cho, Pohang University of Science and Technology A review paper by scientists at the Chonnam National University summarized the recent research on bioprinting methods for fabricating bioengineered blood vessel models. The new review paper, […]