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Microplastics found in human blood
Dutch scientists analyzed blood samples from 22 anonymous donors and detected quantifiable amounts of microplastics in the blood of 17 (77%), according to The Guardian. , the most common plastics are polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). It is reported that this is the first time in history that microplastics have been found in human blood. The research was published in Environment International (IF=9.621), the top journal in the field of environmental science, in the early morning of March 25, Beijing time. (China Biotechnology Network)
Replaced nucleic acid test, 6 detained
Shanxi Fenyang Police recently seized 3 illegal acts of substituting nucleic acid testing for others, relying on the “one village, one police” stationed in the village (community) service mechanism. After investigation, the three truck drivers engaged in freight transport instructed their friends or relatives to carry out the nucleic acid test instead of themselves with their own appointment registration barcodes. They were detected by the police station and medical staff on the spot.
At present, 3 illegal actors who substitute nucleic acid testing for others and 3 illegal actors who instigate others to replace nucleic acid testing have been arrested by the Fenyang Municipal Public Security Bureau according to law for disrupting the order of epidemic prevention and control. Administrative detention. (Xinhua News Agency)
Doctors wait for nucleic acid test results for emergency surgery
On March 24, the emergency department of the First People’s Hospital of Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province received a patient. The patient fell from the construction site and a steel bar pierced into the body. The body is about 1 meter long, and the situation is urgent. In this case, the hospital opened the green channel for the first time. After the nucleic acid collection of the patient was completed, it did not wait for the test result, but immediately sent it to the operating room. All medical staff involved in the treatment wore protective clothing and performed emergency operations on the patients. It took a total of 2 hours from admission to the completion of the operation, and the patient’s condition is stable at present. (Sichuan Observation)
MSD launches targeting
Phase III clinical trial of HPV vaccine in Chinese men
Mice experiments show:
A male oral contraceptive 99% effective
University of Minnesota researchers announced at the Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society on March 23 that they have developed a non-hormonal male oral contraceptive that is 99% effective in mouse experiments. And no obvious side effects, mice can restore fertility after a few weeks of drug withdrawal. Relevant human clinical trials are expected to start in the second half of this year. (Xinhua News Agency)
Beijing Municipal Health Commission:
Encourage qualified TCM hospitals to set up oncology departments
Recently, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission issued the “2022-2024 Action Plan for Improving the Quality of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Beijing” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”) (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”), proposing to promote diagnosis and treatment System construction, optimization of tumor diagnosis and treatment models, improvement of tumor diagnosis capabilities, enhancement of tumor medication management, enhancement of medical technology management, and enrichment of tumor diagnosis and treatment services.
The “Plan” is clear and strengthens the construction of specialties related to tumor diagnosis and treatment. In accordance with the requirements of the “Notice on Strengthening the Management of Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumors”, relevant departments such as oncology, internal medicine, surgery, traditional Chinese medicine, radiotherapy, pathology, and pharmacy should be reasonably set up in accordance with the “Basic Standards for Medical Institutions (Trial)”. Encourage qualified TCM hospitals to set up oncology departments, carry out tumor diagnosis and treatment, and focus on highlighting the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine. By 2024, the construction of a tumor diagnosis and treatment specialty with reasonable layout and integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine will be basically formed. (CCTV)
About 1.9 billion! Wuhan starts construction
Major new projects make up for “shortcomings” in public health
On March 24, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Wuhan Municipal Public Health Shortcomings Project was held in the new campus of Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital. The new hospital area of the Municipal Pulmonary Hospital, which started on the same day, is located in the Ruolukou area at the west end of Jiefang Avenue. Specialist hospital. The project covers an area of 125 mu, with a total construction scale of about 170,000 square meters, an investment of about 1.9 billion, a construction period of 3 years, and a preparation of 1,000 beds. (Changjiang Daily)
Shenzhen Nanshan established emergency hospital
Shenzhen Nanshan District takes Southern University of Science and Technology Hospital as the designated emergency hospital, suspends all diagnosis and treatment activities for the general population, and undertakes the treatment of patients suffering from other diseases (non-COVID-19) among the quarantined personnel in the special treatment area. Diagnosis and treatment work. If residents in the isolation area need medical treatment, they can contact the 120 emergency closed-loop through a three-person community team and transfer them to the emergency hospital for treatment. (Shenzhen Press Audio-Visual Center)
Mianzhu City People’s Hospital Orthopaedic Ward 1
Executive Director Lai Hau-fu under surveillance
Mianzhu City People’s Hospital (Mianzhu Hospital of West China Hospital of Sichuan University), Li Xiaofu, the administrative director of the Orthopaedic Ward No. 1, is suspected of serious violations of the law and is currently under supervision and investigation.
Public information shows that Li Xiaofu, male, Han nationality, born in June 1967, from Mianzhu, Sichuan, university culture, started working in July 1989. He has served as deputy director and director of the Orthopedics Department of Mianzhu City People’s Hospital. Since April 2021, he has served as the administrative director of the first ward of the Orthopaedic Department of Mianzhu City People’s Hospital. (Mianzhu Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision)
27-year-old pregnant mother infected
Listeria gives birth to ‘slap baby’
According to the “City Express” report on March 24, Ms. Huang, a 27-year-old from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, suddenly suffered low back pain, fever, frequent urination and darkening of urine when she was 24 weeks pregnant. After seeking medical treatment, doctors found that Ms. Huang was infected with Listeria. It is reported that Listeria, also known as the “refrigerator killer”, is often caused by eating unclean food. If a pregnant woman is infected with the bacteria, the fetus may be at risk of death.
Not long after, Ms. Huang started labor and gave birth to a 670g “slap baby” – Xingxing. Xingxing’s thigh is only as thick as an index finger, with severe suffocation, respiratory failure, and immature development of various organs. The Neonatology Department of the First People’s Hospital of Hangzhou has specially set up a rescue team and an independent nursing team to provide individual care for the stars and create an intrauterine environment as much as possible. After 76 days of medical care, the star grew to 2,300 grams, and the baby, who is close to full-term, was cured and discharged. (City Express)
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