In patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, a “liberal” red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategy did not significantly reduce the risk of recurrent MI or death within 30 days compared with a “restrictive” transfusion strategy, in the 3500-patient MINT trial. “While not statistically significant, the results consistently favored a liberal transfusion strategy,” Jeffrey L. …
The dense, toxic smog in Lahore is causing illness in a significant number of people. Not only the Indian capital, New Delhi, but also the most prominent city of Pakistan, Lahore, are both suffering from severe air pollution due to thick smog. The dense, gray smog has led to illness in tens of thousands of …
CNN — Retired Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Mary Lou Retton is “fighting for her life,” according to her daughter McKenna Kelley’s Instagram. In her post, Kelley asked for prayers and donations to offset her mother’s medical bills. In an entry labeled “MaryLouRettonsFight” on the fundraising site Spotfund, Kelley said Retton has been in a hospital …
Several startups focused on AI-powered drug discovery have closed multi-million-dollar funding rounds this year, including Causaly, BenchSci, Iktos, TandemAI and Protai. Another one joined the list on Monday. Genesis Therapeutics announced the close of a $200 million Series B funding round, taking the Burlingame, California-based company’s total funding to date to more than $280 million. …