International trauma analysis finds big transfusion differences, with whole blood common in low-resource hospitals

A new international study published in eClinicalMedicine has mapped global blood transfusion practices for life-threatening abdominal injuries, highlighting significant variation in care worldwide and ...
The Manila Times

Agios’ PYRUKYND® (mitapivat) Approved for Adults with Thalassemia in the United Arab Emirates

PYRUKYND is the only medicine approved in the UAE for adults with non-transfusion-dependent and transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia NewBridge Pharmaceuticals, a regional specialty company ...
Le Lézard

Bristol Myers Squibb Announces Positive Top-Line Results from Registrational Phase 2 Study of Luspatercept in Adults with Alpha (?)-Thalassemia

Bristol Myers Squibb today announced positive top-line results from the ongoing, ex-US, Phase 2 registrational study (NCT05664737) evaluating Reblozyl® (luspatercept-aamt) versus placebo for anemia in ...
PharmiWeb

Bristol Myers Squibb Announces Positive Top-Line Results from Registrational Phase 2 Study of Luspatercept in Adults with Alpha (α)-Thalassemia

Both non-transfusion-dependent and transfusion dependent cohorts met their respective primary and secondary endpointsPRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$BMY #BMS--Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today ...
New York Post

This easy-to-get blood test can help detect cancer before symptoms appear

When it comes to cancer, waiting for symptoms may soon be old news. Telehealth company Hims & Hers began offering a blood test this week that screens for a wide range of cancers before warning signs ...
WTHR

'We're going to save lives' | Plainfield Fire Territory launches pre-hospital blood transfusion program

PLAINFIELD, Ind. — Paramedics in Plainfield now have the equipment and training needed to deliver blood transfusions to critically injured patients before they reach the hospital. The program went ...
WTOP News

Kidney Cancer Symptoms: Early Warning Signs and What to Look For

Kidney cancer is a disease where cancer cells begin to develop abnormally in the kidneys. As cancer cells grow rapidly, they can form a tumor, and eventually, the cancer can spread to other parts of ...
AOL

How a simple blood test can reveal early signs of Parkinson’s

Newly-discovered markers in peoples’ blood can help identify the earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms start, Swedish researchers said Thursday. A blood test for these markers ...
Science Daily

A simple blood test could spot Parkinson’s years before symptoms

Scientists in Sweden and Norway have uncovered a promising way to spot Parkinson’s disease years—possibly decades—before its most damaging symptoms appear. By detecting subtle biological signals in ...
Deadline.com

Carrie Coon Explains Mysterious ‘Bug’ Cancellations: Physical Reaction To Fake Blood In Broadway Show

Carrie Coon, the star of Broadway‘s Bug and wife of the thriller-play’s author, has revealed exactly what prompted the cancellations of two shows last week just before opening night: She had some sort ...
Fox News

Blood test flags digestive disease risk years before symptoms appear

A simple blood test may detect Crohn’s disease years before symptoms appear, according to a new study reported by SWNS. Canadian researchers say the discovery could enable earlier diagnosis and ...