NHS warns of continued short supply of blood in England
BBCEngland's blood donor service has warned blood stocks are still in short supply as it launches a fresh appeal for ...
Day: August 27, 2024
Protect children from vapes epidemic, doctors urge government
The government must ban flavoured and disposable vapes, doctors say, to protect children against a growing epidemic of use in ...
Disabled Anglesey woman left with bed made for her age 8
Peter CroweTaylor Crowe, 19, was born with conditions including severe brain damage, quadriplegia, cerebral palsy and epilepsyThe family of a ...
West Nile and EEE: What to Know About Mosquito-Borne Illness in the U.S.
Two mosquito-borne viruses are making headlines this week: West Nile virus for hospitalizing Anthony Fauci, MD, and eastern equine encephalitis ...
Blood Culture Bottle Shortage Starting to Ease, Becton Dickinson Says
Medical device company Becton Dickinson (BD) may be nearing the end of a shortage of plastic bottles used to contain ...
Antidepressants May Reduce Risk of Falls in Older Adults
First-line antidepressants were associated with a decreased risk of falls and related injuries among older adults, according to a cohort ...
Lasting Reductions in CRC Incidence, Death With Single Sigmoidoscopy
One-time screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality by about 25% over two decades, according to ...
Poor Sleep Linked to Metabolic Changes in People With Obesity
Share on PinterestA study in people with overweight and obesity found that misaligned circadian rhythms are linked to raised metabolic ...
Clot Grabber IFU Recall; Free Cholesterol Tests at CVS; Naloxone for Cardiac Arrests
FDA alerted to Inari Medical's recall of instructions for use (IFU) of the ClotTriever XL catheter, 30 mm, following reports ...
We’re Missing Opportunities to Help Pregnant Patients Navigate Environmental Threats
Alvero is professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Many Americans in fire- and extreme heat-prone regions realize they're on the front ...
Nigeria gets 10,000 mpox jabs as other African nations wait for vaccines
Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of a vaccine to combat mpox, making it the first African country to receive a ...
Medscape Launches Free AI Tool to Recap Patient Visits
Medscape has launched a free AI medical scribe for US physicians, the latest entry in a developing space of artificial ...
T1D Stem Cell Success Story; Lilly’s Discount Tirzepatide Vials; Stelo Now Available
A type 1 diabetes patient talked about her successful treatment with an investigational stem cell therapy currently in trials, noting ...
Novel Drug Works Near-Miracle for sJIA Patients With Life-Threatening Complication
An investigational antibody drug called MAS825 that inhibits interleukins 1β and 18 (IL-1β, IL-18) appeared extraordinarily effective for treating macrophage ...
Geisinger Health System: A Bellwether for Value-Based Care
David Nash is the Founding Dean Emeritus and Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at ...
Mixed Results With Cyclophosphamide in Mismatched Unrelated Stem Cell Transplants
Analyses of two large stem-cell transplant registries yielded conflicting results about the effect of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) for graft-versus-host disease ...
How a new kind of vaccine could lead to the eradication of Alzheimer’s and dementia
“I have really modest goals. I want to have the largest impact on human suffering of anyone, ever,” says Lou ...
Maternal PCOS Linked to Growth Restriction in Newborns
Maternal polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was associated with growth restriction in offspring, a Norwegian population-based cohort study suggested. Among 390 ...
FDA Could Soon Limit Use of Only Drug for COVID Prevention
Pemivibart (Pemgarda) should only be used for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients when the combined national frequency of ...
Ultraprocessed Foods Are Everywhere. How Bad Are They?
Whether they know it or not, most Americans don't go a day -- or often a single meal -- without ...
