Heart Keeps Pumping Thanks to Impella: and More

Heart Keeps Pumping Thanks to Impella PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — When a patient has a heart attack, doctors are working against the clock. Often their heart is too weak to pump enough blood. Cardiologists in major U.S. medical centers are taking part in the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative.  Continue »

Colorectal Cancer Vaccine: Help Pancreatic Patients? (2nd Week) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Surgery and chemotherapy have long been the primary treatment options for colorectal cancer. Even then, survival rates can be low, if not detected early. Now, researchers are fighting back with a simple vaccine meant to activate the body’s immune cells and destroy cancer cells.  Continue »

Shockwaves Treat Heart Disease (2nd Week) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — What happens when heart disease is so bad that thick plaque makes it nearly impossible to even place a stent in the arteries?  Meet one woman who is part of a clinical trial using shockwaves to fracture that plaque. Continue »

Gestational Diabetes BATON ROUGE, La. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — A young mother is sharing her story to protect other moms with gestational diabetes. It’s a type of diabetes that is first diagnosed during pregnancy. It can affect both the mother and the baby’s health.  Continue »

Overeating May Change the Brain SEATTLE, Wash. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — The Centers for Disease Control estimates a third of American adults are obese, and another third are considered overweight. Now, a new study from the University of Washington may shed some light on why it’s so hard to lose weight. Continue »

Prescription Health for this week:
 

Suicide Prevention: What to Do?

New Concussion Guidelines Better for Kids

Protecting Your Vision

Teen Van Take Medical Care on the Road

Preterm Birth Myths

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Doctor's In-depth Interview of the week
 

Electrical Bandage Zaps Wounds
Xudong Wang, PhD, Grainger Institute for Engineering Professor
University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Quote of the week:

“If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me. ” 

—   “The More Loving One,” originally published in his 1960 book Homage to Clio
    W.H. Auden (February 21, 1907–September 29, 1973)

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