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A large, international study led by McMaster University researchers has found a drug that helps the blood to clot reduced life-threatening, major and critical organ bleeding in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery – without increasing major vascular complications.
Beeping medical devices are not just annoying and disruptive, they can lead to alarm fatigue for medical professionals and interrupts patients’ sleep, which can extend recovery time.
McMaster researchers are modifying red blood cells to transport viral agents which can safely trigger the immune system to protect the body against SARS-CoV-2, creating a promising new vehicle for vaccine delivery.