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Mashup Score: 10
Researchers at Berkeley have unveiled a new cancer chemotherapy treatment that allows patients to avoid traditional side effects such as nausea and hair loss. Among those at a press conference Tuesday hosted by the Berkeley Institute and the biotech group Alin Foundation was Academy Award-winning actor and cancer survivor William Hurt. “It’s a moment you […]
Source: WINK NEWSCategories: Latest Headlines, SurgeryTweet
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Mashup Score: 2Fighting Sepsis: Using old drugs new ways - 2 year(s) ago
Each year, at least 1.7 million Americans develop sepsis. According to the CDC, 270,000 will die as a result. Sepsis is caused by bacterial infections but, it can also be caused by viral infections like COVID-19. Now, there’s new hope that two already approved drugs can help save lives. Fever, chills, rapid breathing, increased heart […]
Source: WINK NEWSCategories: Critical Care, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
"The two repurposed drugs used to maintain platelets are Brilinta, a blood thinner commonly prescribed to prevent heart attack recurrence, and Tamiflu, used to treat the flu." https://t.co/SKy7G77uGQ #CriticalCareUpdate #sepsis
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Mashup Score: 1New initiative to protect firefighters from on-the-job cancer - 2 year(s) ago
Firefighters know they will live alongside grave danger when they sign up for the job, but it is not just the fire that could hurt them: One in three firefighters gets cancer in the line of duty, and there’s a new initiative to help preserve the wellbeing of those who work to preserve ours. Carcinogenic […]
Source: WINK NEWSCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @IAFFNewsDesk: New initiative to protect #firefighters from on-the-job cancer https://t.co/IJDuweMwud @AmericanCancer @CancerNYNJ
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Mashup Score: 0
A bill nearing law in Florida would make it criminal for a doctor or trained medical professional to step in and help an underaged child in an emergency without parental consent. That means if your child is in a life-threatening medical situation and you’re not around, a doctor wouldn’t be allowed to step in and …
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Under proposed law, no emergency care for kids without parental consent - WINK https://t.co/wVqdEokKVr @GovRonDeSantis should veto the so-called “Parents’ Bill of Rights” because it threatens the health and safety of Florida’s children. https://t.co/t3iwGzVbi3 https://t.co/o2Nvv9AJWP
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Mashup Score: 7
As the coronavirus continues to mutate and change, should our strategy to end the pandemic change as well? Florida was the beginning of a dangerous and deadly trend in the United States. Dr. Micheal Teng works in Molecular Medicine at University of South Florida Health. “We were the first state to have B.1.1.7 as the …
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“What we want to do is get as many people who are able to be vaccinated as quickly as possible, so that we reduce the likelihood that we come in contact with a variant that the vaccine doesn’t work for." Harvard Chan's Rachael Piltch-Loeb (via @winknews). https://t.co/c8sGvqIuAk
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Mashup Score: 0Trodelvy: Magic bullet for triple-negative breast cancer - 3 year(s) ago
About 15 percent of all women diagnosed with breast cancer have triple-negative breast cancer, meaning drugs that target estrogen, progesterone, and HER-2 protein—won’t work. In the past, if the cancer returned, patients have had very few options. More on a newly approved drug that is stopping the cancer in its tracks. Jane Ellen Keenan is …
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Mashup Score: 54Collier County man among those arrested for Capitol breach - 3 year(s) ago
A Collier County man was among 68 people arrested Wednesday during or following the chaotic breach of the U.S. Capitol by a mob supporting President Donald Trump. In addition, three others from Florida were arrested, and officials say a Florida firefighter has been placed on leave after photos surfaced of him participating in the violent …
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ARRESTED: Michael Jerrett Amos, 38, of Naples Florida is charged with unlawful entry and entered a plea of not guilty in court Wednesday afternoon. Records show he is being represented by D.C. lawyer Carl Messineo. https://t.co/J0BdXhKPV9 https://t.co/eEfoQnmHXS
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Mashup Score: 0
An elite athlete in Florida was diagnosed with a rare heart disease after collapsing during a UF basketball game. Keyontae Johnson, 21, contracted the coronavirus in August and then passed all physical tests to play college ball. When Johnson collapsed on the court, the sports world held its breath. The Gainesville Sun reported doctors diagnosed …
Source: WINK NEWSCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
UF basketball player diagnosed with rare heart disease after court collapse. #kahnchronicle https://t.co/KSSOhy8Z6O
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Mashup Score: 0COVID-19 becomes top killer in US as hospitals fill up: 'It's one giant ball of anxiety' - 3 year(s) ago
The coronavirus surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States this week, as many of the nation’s hospitals are overwhelmed and officials implement new COVID-19 restrictions. A record-breaking 227,00 new cases were reported in the U.S. on Friday alone — the first time the daily case count has topped 220,000, …
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COVID-19 becomes top killer in US as hospitals fill up: ‘It’s one giant ball of anxiety’ https://t.co/1hfn3hIWTP
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Mashup Score: 16
New updated CDC data says other health issues were listed on 94% of COVID-19 death certificates, and only 6% only listed COVID-19. That information is leading some to suspect that if you don’t have an underlying condition, your chances of dying from the virus drop to just 6%. But researchers say that’s not actually the …
Source: WINK NEWSCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
While only 6% of #COVID19 death certificates list it as the only cause of death, Harvard Chan's Stephen Kissler explains that conditions listed alongside COVID-19 are frequently a direct result of the disease - like pneumonia or respiratory failure. https://t.co/1Ot3S3pYbL
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Apparently he was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer a few years ago. I had no idea. https://t.co/FZVHsst4Pg