Sonoma County officials Tuesday issued a health order requiring health care workers to wear masks in patient care settings, a move triggered by rising cases of respiratory illnesses, such as COVID-19 and influenza. Dr. Karen Smith, the county’s interim health officer, said higher rates of respiratory illnesses that can cause severe infections occur between the […]
Monthly Archives: September 2023
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WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Jesse Ehrenfeld has dedicated his life to helping others. He’s an anesthesiologist at Froedtert Hospital, a professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and is also the current president of the American Medical Association. What You Need To Know Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of the American Medical Association, donated blood for the first time Ehrenfeld is […]
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Key Takeaways Current data suggests you don’t have to avoid eggs to avoid high cholesterol. Eating an egg every day aligns with a heart-healthy eating pattern in most situations. Scrambled, poached, or deviled, eggs are a versatile and popular food. But these nutritional powerhouses—and their yolks in particular—have been demonized for their cholesterol content in […]
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New research from Queen Mary University of London, published in iScience, shows an increased risk of blood clots in women who have any combination of a particular gene mutation, estrogen use, or common medical conditions – specifically: obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and kidney disease. Women with the Factor V Leiden (FVL) gene mutation […]
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COVID infection rates are rising again in Britain, which has recorded more than a third of internationally sequenced cases of the new BA.2.86 (Pirola) variant. Last week saw a week-on-week jump of 15 percent in new cases. On September 10, the Zoe Health Study reported a daily total of 100,516 new cases. The government’s latest […]
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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Twenty-year-old Miguel Ozuna loves to make music with his two brothers. They’re in a band started by their father, but that’s not the only thing they have in common, they all live with sickle cell disease. “It’s a very unfortunate disease which affects people who have a genetic defect in their […]
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Story Links Make an appointment MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – As has become an annual event surrounding the football rivalry between Middle Tennessee and WKU, the two schools will take part in a blood drive battle leading up to the Sept. 28 game in Bowling Green. Donors can give blood in support of their favorite school on the MTSU […]
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To Harold Walter, giving blood is kind of like a car tune-up. It’s something he’s been doing for the majority of his life, ever since someone donated a pint of blood in his name. “I feel better after I donate blood,” he said. “It’s my oil change.” Walter, who lives in Fox Lake, was celebrated […]
A Northern California mother who reportedly ate undercooked fish from a San Jose market is now a quadruple amputee after likely contracting a bacterial infection from the food, her friend says. Laura Barajas, 40, of San Jose, became ill after she bought fish from a local market in July, cooked it and ate it, her […]