An international appeal has secured enough supply of a rare combination of blood types to make critical surgery possible for an Adelaide mother. Key points: An urgent appeal seeking suitable donors was launched just over a week ago Five further donors have since been identified, and supply secured from the UK and France Lifeblood says there is […]
Long COVID can live up to its name. A new study shows that certain symptoms of the condition, such as brain fogginess, can still be experienced in people with long COVID two years after the original infection. A team from King’s College London and Imperial College London in the UK looked at the cognitive test […]
Dr Sartaj Ahmad Guroo Introduction: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the most common andserious structural birth defects which affect both the heart and major blood vessels. CHD are a major economic burden to society in general and to the family in particular. These patients may require multiple surgeries for the correction of the defect so […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — More than 20 thousand babies are born needing open heart surgery. These complex procedures are a lifeline for children with congenital heart defects. Many of these surgeries can take up to 12 hours. Now, one surgeon has developed something that could transform the field of heart surgeries not only for babies, but […]
by: Natalie McCain Posted: Aug 4, 2023 / 05:18 PM CDT Updated: Aug 4, 2023 / 05:18 PM CDT WALTERS, Okla. (KFDX/KJTL) — Get more when you give back at this upcoming blood donation event at the Comanche Star Casino. Blood Battle 2023: Places to give The Comanche Star Casino, through its Comanche Cares Program, […]
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A 10-year-old Clearwater boy is recovering after waking up in the middle of the night with a ruptured blood vessel and bleeding in his brain. Mason Hammer went to sleep July 26 happy and healthy after swimming at a friend’s house, coming home, and eating dinner, his mom said. “Last Wednesday […]
This July 2022 photo shows a lab in Lansing, Mich., where the state health department tests blood from newborns for more than 50 rare diseases. A judge has found key parts of Michigan’s newborn blood-testing program unconstitutional in a challenge by four parents who raised concerns about how leftover samples are used long after screening […]
Sierra Ferguson On Monday, Peter Bruce received a greeting card with the words “sweet sixteen” scrawled on the envelope. The card wasn’t intended to help celebrate a birthday; in fact, Bruce has graced the airwaves in northern Arizona with his one-of-a-kind baritone for much longer than 16 years. This week he was marking a different […]
B.C. is seeing an increase in gastrointestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, says the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). “Cyclospora infection can occur due to eating contaminated, imported raw produce, especially leafy greens, fresh herbs and berries. Locally-grown produce is not known to carry Cyclospora,” the BCCDC said in a release. The province has […]
The resident, who is over 50, has been hospitalized but is “recovering and being discharged home,” according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. BOISE, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press. A Washington County resident has Idaho’s first human case of West Nile virus this year. The resident, who is over […]