Summary: ertain individuals carry a unique gene variant that allows them to contract COVID-19 without displaying any symptoms. Dubbed as “super dodgers”, these individuals are more than twice as likely to possess a mutation in a gene coding for human leukocyte antigen (HLA), a protein that aids virus-killing T cells to identify and annihilate SARS-CoV-2. […]
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders will miss the Pac-12 Conference’s annual football media day on Friday after announcing Wednesday that he will have another surgery to remove blood clots in one of his legs. Sanders made the announcement with a video on YouTube. “I apologize that I’m not going to be at the Pac-12 media […]
BRANDON, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Rachael Neiman with the Brandon Valley Chamber of Commerce visited Dakota News Now to talk about the blood drive happening on Friday. The battle is a contest between the fire department, law enforcement, and EMS to see who can rally the most donations on their behalf during the blood […]
Though summer days are great to enjoy outside when pleasant, many have set records recently for extreme heat. And health experts warn that scorching temperatures can be a breeding ground for urinary tract infections. UTIs are common and occur when bacteria from the skin or rectum enter the urethra and infect the urinary tract. If […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – A single blood donation can save up to three lives, and on Wednesday, people in Sioux Falls had an opportunity to contribute. 4.5 million Americans need blood transfusions yearly; one in seven hospital patients will need blood. This is why Siouxland Oral on South Minnesota Avenue hosted a […]
Deion Sanders needs another surgery to remove blood clots, and this one will force the Colorado football coach to miss the Pac-12 Conference’s media day on Friday. “I apologize that I’m not going to be at the Pac-12 media day – to have another surgery tomorrow,” Sanders said Wednesday on his son Deion Jr.’s YouTube […]
During the HIV epidemic of the 1980s, in an effort to protect the blood supply, the FDA permanently deferred blood donations from what they referred to as “men who have sex with men,” or MSM, a group that generally included cisgender men and transgender women. That ban stayed in effect for decades, preventing a portion […]
With myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) — a group of blood cancers that causes the bone marrow to overproduce red or white blood cells or platelets that can often come with long asymptomatic periods — it is crucial for both providers and patients to remain vigilant as they monitor and manage symptoms as they arise. “MPNs are […]
“My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.” So declares Mary to Anne in “Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as “just a sore throat.” The pain, headache, fever and aches associated with a sore throat can make you feel terrible. […]
Contributed Photo We Are Blood offers mobile blood drive bus. Buda, Dripping Springs, Hays County, Kyle, News, San Marcos, Wimberley Blood donations are on downward spiral this summer ‘It’s definitely a tough time for donations right now’ — Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. is in need of a blood transfusion, according to the […]