Monthly Archives: July 2023

Amid heavy rainfall, Delhi-NCR sees surge in Conjunctivitis cases; AIIMS reports 100 cases a day

ANI | Jul 26, 2023 09:37 AM IST Share Via Copy Link One of the private eye care hospital has from Delhi had reported 1032 cases of Conjunctivitis in Delhi NCR and 1521 cases pan India. Amid the incessant rainfall that lashed the national capital and other areas for past few weeks, there have been […]

Red Cross needs your help to avert a blood shortage

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a summer of declining donations, the American Red Cross says it needs the public’s help to prevent a blood shortage. When a donor makes and keeps an appointment to give blood or platelets in the weeks ahead, they can help ensure trauma patients, those undergoing cancer treatment, and people with lifelong […]

Post-Pandemic, Patients Becoming More Powerful Stakeholders in Infectious Disease Testing

NEW YORK – Before the COVID-19 pandemic, ordinary citizens were basically clueless about the meaning of terms like PCR and rapid antigen testing. Instead, it was left to laboratorians and caregivers to decide what kinds of tests would best serve patients who came down with an illness. But after three years of having swabs stuck […]

[Interview] ‘Empiric treatment’ essential for fungal infection fatal to blood cancer patients

Fungal infections are lesions caused by fungi in the blood or tissues. They are especially fatal to patients with hematologic diseases and cancers and are immunocompromised by intense chemotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The mortality rate of invasive fungal infections is about 50% in patients with hematologic malignancies and up to 87 percent in […]

5 infections you can pick up from your own toilet seat; be careful! | The Times of India

Toilet seats are haven for germs. The common germs found on toilet seats are bacteria, influenza, streptococcus, E.coli, hepatitis, staphylococcus, salmonella, shigella and norovirus. As per several health reports, each square inch of a toilet seat carries more than 50 bacteria. Read this article to find out the common infection you can get from a […]

Enid Community Challenge Blood Drive combats shortage

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } ENID, Okla. — Stride Bank Center buzzed with activity throughout the day Tuesday, July 25, 2023, but not because of a concert or a banquet. The 16th annual Enid Community Challenge Blood Drive, sponsored by Our Blood Institute (OBI), […]

Masons Host Carter Bloodcare for blood drive

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } From Staff Reports Athens, Texas: A blood donation gives the gift of life. Saturday, July 29, 2023 is your chance to give that gift. Carter BloodCare and Athens Masonic Lodge #165 have teamed up again for a blood drive […]