For the first time in history! Microplastics are found in human blood

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For the first time in history!

Microplastics are found in human blood

According to the British "Guardian", Dutch scientists analyzed blood samples from 22 anonymous donors and detected quantifiable microplastics in the blood of 17 people (77%), the most common of which were 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 study was published in the early morning of March 25, Beijing time, in The Environmental Sciences Journal International (IF=9.621). (China Biotechnology Network)

Instead of nucleic acid testing, 6 people were detained

The fenyang police in Shanxi recently relied on the "one village and one police" village (community) service work mechanism to find 3 illegal acts that replaced the nucleic acid testing of others. After investigation, 3 truck drivers engaged in freight transport instructed their friends or relatives to take their own appointment to register a barcode instead of their own nucleic acid testing for a momentary convenience, and were recognized by the police and medical personnel of the police station on the spot.

At present, 3 violators who substituted for nucleic acid testing by others and 3 violators who instructed others to replace nucleic acid testing were all administratively detained by the Fenyang Municipal Public Security Bureau in accordance with law for disrupting the order of epidemic prevention and control. (Xinhua News Agency)

Doctors do not wait for the results of nucleic acid tests for emergency surgery

On March 24, the emergency department of the First People's Hospital of Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, received a patient who fell from the construction site and stabbed a steel bar into the body, with a length of about 50 centimeters in the body and about 1 meter in length, and the situation was urgent. For such a situation, the hospital opened a green channel for the first time, and after the patient's nucleic acid collection was completed, it did not wait for the test results, but was immediately sent to the operating room. All medical staff involved in the treatment wore protective clothing and performed emergency surgery on the patient. From reception to completion of the operation, a total of 2 hours lasted, and the patient's condition is currently stable. (Sichuan Observation)

Merck launch targets

Phase III clinical hpvide of HPV vaccine for Chinese men

Mouse experiments have shown:

One oral contraceptive pill for men was 99% effective

Researchers at the University of Minnesota announced on March 23 at the Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society that they have developed a non-hormonal male oral contraceptive that is as effective as 99% in mouse experiments and has no significant side effects, and mice can restore fertility after several weeks of discontinuation. Related human clinical trials are expected to begin in the second half of this year. (Xinhua News Agency)

Beijing Municipal Health Commission:

Encourage Chinese medicine hospitals with the capacity to set up oncology departments

Recently, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission issued the "Action Plan for Improving the Quality of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Beijing from 2022 to 2024" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), proposing to promote the construction of the diagnosis system, optimize the tumor diagnosis and treatment mode, improve the tumor diagnosis capacity, strengthen the management of tumor medication, strengthen the management of medical technology, and enrich the connotation of cancer diagnosis and treatment services.

The "Plan" is clear and strengthens the construction of specialties related to cancer diagnosis and treatment. According to the requirements of the "Notice on Strengthening the Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment management of tumors", in accordance with the "Basic Standards for Medical Institutions (Trial)", the relevant departments such as oncology, internal medicine, surgery, traditional Chinese medicine, radiotherapy, pathology, pharmacy and so on. Encourage qualified TCM hospitals to set up oncology departments, carry out tumor diagnosis and treatment, and pay attention to 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 city started construction

Major new projects to make up for the "short board" of public health

On March 24, the groundbreaking ceremony of The Public Health Short Board Filling Project in Wuhan, Hubei Province, was held in the new branch of Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital. The new branch of the Municipal Pulmonary Hospital, which started construction on the same day, is located in the rudder drop area at the west end of Jiefang Avenue, which is a specialized hospital with lung disease diagnosis and treatment as the standard and "strong specialty small comprehensive" as the standard and the principle of "strong specialty and small synthesis". The project covers an area of 125 acres, with a total construction scale of about 170,000 square meters, an investment of about 1.9 billion yuan, a construction period of 3 years, and 1,000 beds. (Yangtze River Daily)

Shenzhen Nanshan set up an emergency treatment hospital

Nanshan District, Shenzhen, will take the Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology as the designated hospital for emergency treatment, suspend all ordinary people's diagnosis and treatment activities, and undertake the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from other diseases (non-new crown pneumonia) among the quarantined personnel in the special treatment area. Residents in the isolation area who need medical treatment can be transferred to the emergency hospital through the community 3-person team to contact the 120 emergency closed-loop. (Shenzhen Newspaper Audiovisual Center)

Mianzhu People's Hospital Orthopedic Department Ward 1

Chief Executive Lai Hsiao-fu is subject to supervision and investigation

Li Xiaofu, administrative director of the first ward of the Department of Orthopedics of Mianzhu People's Hospital (Mianzhu Hospital of West China Hospital of Sichuan University), is suspected of serious violations of the law and is currently under supervision and investigation.

Public information shows that Li Xiaofu, male, Han ethnicity, born in June 1967, Sichuan Mianzhu people, university culture, july 1989 to work. He once served as the deputy director and director of the Department of Orthopedics of Mianzhu People's Hospital, and since April 2021, he has served as the administrative director of the First Ward of the Department of Orthopedics of Mianzhu People's Hospital. (Mianzhu Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection)

27-year-old pregnant mother infected

Listeria gives birth to a "slap baby"

According to the "City Express" reported on March 24, when Ms. Huang, a 27-year-old woman in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, was 24 weeks pregnant, she suddenly had low back pain, fever, and frequent urination and deepening of urine color. After seeking medical treatment, the doctor 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 caused by infection. Once a pregnant woman is infected with the bacterium, the fetus may be in danger of being fatal.

Soon after, Ms. Huang gave birth to a 670g "slap baby" - stars. Xingxing's thighs are only as thick as his index finger, and he is severely suffocated, his breathing is exhausted, and his organs are underdeveloped. The Department of Neonatology of Hangzhou First People's Hospital has set up a rescue team and an independent nursing team to take care of the stars individually and create an intrauterine environment as much as possible. After 76 days of medical care, the stars grew to 2300 grams, and the baby who was close to full term was cured and discharged. (City Letters)

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