BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – Monday, inside the Edgewater in Biloxi the American Red Cross Annual Katrina Blood Drive began following stops last week in Pass Christian and Pascagoula. Dozens of people showed up to donate blood and help save lives. ”When a natural disaster happens, it’s not so much that it heightens the need for […]
Researchers have discovered the world’s first case of a new human parasitic infection, pulling a live roundworm picked up from a carpet python from the brain of an Australian woman. They say the case highlights the risks posed by zoonotic diseases caused by pathogens that jump from animals to humans. The researchers from the Australian […]
TEXAS CITY Taking Our Best Shot, a University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine student-led initiative, will host a community health seminar 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Moore Memorial Library, 1701 Ninth Ave. N. in Texas City.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) cost the EU an estimated €282 billion in 2021, according to late breaking research presented at ESC Congress 2023. Health and long-term care accounted for €155 billion (55%) of these costs, equalling 11% of EU health expenditure. The analysis was a collaborative effort by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the […]
For a 64-year-old woman from New South Wales, what started as abdominal pain and diarrhoea, fever and night sweats, turned into a world-first, 16-month medical ordeal. Key points: Surgeons removed an 8-centimetre, living roundworm from the patient’s brain followed an abnormal MRI The parasite is found in carpet pythons and has never been known to infect a […]
Covid-19 was never just another cold. We knew it was going to stick around and keep changing to try to get the upper hand on our immune systems. But we’ve changed, too. Our B cells and T cells, keepers of our immune memories, aren’t as blind to this virus as they were when we first […]
Q: Is it true the COVID-19 vaccine can possibly prevent new variants of the virus from emerging? A: COVID-19 vaccines play a crucial role in preventing the emergence of new variants of the virus by reducing the spread of the virus and limiting opportunities for it to mutate. Here’s how COVID-19 vaccines contribute to preventing […]
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, does not typically cause symptoms. However, untreated hypertension can lead to kidney damage, which may cause tiredness and fatigue. High blood pressure occurs when the force of the blood pushing against the blood vessel walls is consistently too high. When measuring blood pressure, doctors refer to systolic pressure, […]
KSBY is partnering with Vitalant to host the annual Be a Hero Blood Drive this Wednesday, Aug. 30. The blood drive will take place from 1-7 p.m. at two locations — the KSBY studios in San Luis Obispo and the Vitalant Donation Center in Santa Maria. All donors will receive a blood donor T-shirt and […]
Aug 28, 2023, 11:12pmUpdated 2h ago The New York Islanders and New York Blood Center held a blood drive on Monday. The drive took place at UBS Arena, with NY Blood Center saying that people have donated 2,000 pints of blood at the events held by them and the Islanders. They added that’s enough to […]