ABBEVILLE, Ala. (WTVY) – There is a desperate need of blood donations Life South has less than a two-day supply of type-O blood, putting them at an emergency level. Here’s how you can help. Life South’s Blood Mobile is in Eufaula tomorrow from 9:00am. to 5:00p.m.in front of the 22nd State Bank on North Eufaula […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department (SEKMCHD) are in the preliminary stages of investigating individuals who are ill with an infectious bacterial disease known as campylobacteriosis. KDHE officials said the outbreak is possibly associated with Trade Winds Bar and Grill in Garnett, Kan. […]
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Blood supply numbers usually take a dip in the summertime, but officials with Carle Health are seeing a new level of low. From their blood bank, it goes straight to the people who need it the most. Kayla Banks, the Vice President for Diagnostics, said it’s particularly concerning at Carle Foundation […]
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – The United States could see another blood shortage soon if donations don’t increase. The American Red Cross said it’s seeing more units of blood being taken to hospitals than donated. Hospitals need all blood types, but especially O-negative donors. American Red Cross Regional Communications Manager John Brimley said the organization urges […]
The Suffolk County resident who died after contracting a rare bacterial infection was a man over the age of 55 from Brookhaven Township, officials said Thursday. It’s still unclear how he became infected with Vibrio vulnificus, which led to his death from sepsis in late July, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health. There […]
As West Nile season approaches its peak in Colorado, the state is starting to see an increase in human cases of the virus, outpacing the five-year average. Since the first case of the virus was documented in La Plata County on July 17, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed 36 human […]
LOADINGERROR LOADING At least three people in the northeastern U.S. have died after contracting a type of flesh-eating bacteria that can spread through warm, brackish water or the consumption of undercooked shellfish, officials said this week. Two deaths from the rare Vibrio vulnificus were in Connecticut, which also saw an additional person hospitalized, Chris Boyle, […]
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The Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services is reporting increased West Nile virus (WNV) activity across the state, including the first three human cases of 2023, which have been identified in Dawson, Rosebud, and Yellowstone counties. These three cases range in ages from the late 30s to early 70s – two men and […]
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – New data from the Douglas County Health Department shows a spike in COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks. The health department’s COVID dashboard shows that there were 114 new cases in Douglas County last week, compared to just 67 the week prior. The test positivity rate also climbed to nearly […]