New iron deficiency guidelines raise key blood test cutoffs
Could current blood test cutoffs be missing iron deficiency? New guidelines recommend higher ferritin thresholds for key patient…
Napier City Council reviews Terry the turtle’s death after autopsy finds he died of internal bleeding
Terry, the aquarium’s oldest resident, arrived in Napier from his birthplace in Fiji in the late 1970s. He…
Uepa Tumaialu sentenced for Ōtāhuhu boarding house manslaughter of Ivan Fifita
“That decision is something our family will never understand. That is something we will think about for the…
Milvexian fails to reduce cardiovascular events after acute coronary syndrome
Milvexian did not reduce major adverse cardiovascular events compared with placebo after a recent acute coronary syndrome and…
Potent antiplatelet therapy increases bleeding risk after heart attack in AF patients
Potent antiplatelet therapy increased bleeding without signs of benefit regarding cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation after…
Lancet review examines possible amyloid-beta transmission through blood transfusions
A review and opinion piece published in The Lancet and led by UCL (University College London) and UCLH…
Potassium-competitive acid blockers match proton pump inhibitors for preventing bleeding after PCI
Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary…
Review outlines effective approaches to reduce recurrent hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neurologic complication of advanced liver disease, causing impaired functioning, reduced quality of life…
Oral drug avatrombopag reduces chemotherapy treatment delays, trial finds
In a phase 2 trial of patients with gastrointestinal cancers, avatrombopag helped 70% of those receiving chemotherapy to…
Study: Omeprazole Linked to Modest Increase in EIPH
The cumulative effects of the equine gastric ulcer treatment and preventative omeprazole has been linked to a modest…
Can too much running cause colon cancer? New study raises questions about extreme training
After seeing three marathoners with colon cancer in a span of about six months, oncologist Dr Timothy Cannon…
Tranexamic acid reduces surgical transfusions without raising clot risks
A landmark clinical trial published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine found that tranexamic acid reduced transfusions across major surgeries without increasing the risk…