Mon, 18 Sep 2023 23:12:25 GMT (1695078745211) 2bd56b2132ad955c8c1cfb23f05890a4430c2029 00da48b76bb827f84f5becfbd5d5b07ca34f3416 by Brenda Lepenski Mon, September 18th 2023, 11:10 PM UTC The need for blood donations continues in the natural state. (Photo KATV) Loading …
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Legionnaires and Legion Family members donate blood during the 104th American Legion National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. The American Legion Sep 19, 2023 Sep 19, 2023 Last year, The American Legion Blood Donor Program exceeded 92,000 units collected, a 15-year high. According to the newest American Legion Consolidated Post Report – recording local performance in […]
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Mon, 18 Sep 2023 22:49:46 GMT (1695077386968) 2bd56b2132ad955c8c1cfb23f05890a4430c2029 00da48b76bb827f84f5becfbd5d5b07ca34f3416 News Weather Features Game Center Chime In Watch Now 94 Tue 95 Wed 98 by Felicity Neptune Mon, September 18th 2023, 10:49 PM UTC (Hendrick Health) Loading …
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Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN — Five American prisoners were freed by Iran on Monday in a Qatar-mediated deal that also included the transfer of some $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds […]
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The American Red Cross says its blood supply has dropped to “critically low levels,” constituting a national blood shortage. The nonprofit’s blood supply has decreased by nearly 25% since early August, partially due to blood drive cancelations spurred by natural disasters like Hurricane Idalia. The storm contributed to a shortfall of 30,000 donations, as blood […]
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Novartis recently unveiled a mural and sculpture exhibition in London to raise awareness and educate the public about myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), a group of rare blood cancers. Five mural artists designed 10 sculptures, which are on display at Westfield London, that highlight the 10 main symptoms of MPNs, the company announced last week. Sculptures dubbed “Weight Loss […]
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – UVA Health says newborns should have several different screenings done within the first days of their lives. These include heart and hearing screenings, as well as a blood test. Pediatrics say these screenings can help detect disorders early and improve a child’s development. “Right now in Virginia, we’re screening for 33 […]
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#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } The American Red Cross has issued a national blood shortage alert. Donations are down 25 percent since August. According to Valley hospital officials, local supplies are still adequate to care for patients. “Laboratory Services at Evangelical Community Hospital has […]
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Health officials have urged dog owners to watch out for a disease that has spread from canines to humans in Britain for the first time. The UK Health Security Agency said three cases of Brucella canis had been confirmed in people since last year — the first on record. Infections are rarely fatal but can […]
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<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/3d-stress-patterns-in-1.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/3d-stress-patterns-in-1.jpg" data-sub-html="Credit: Function (2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad046″> Credit: Function (2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad046 New and unique shear stress patterns can occur in angiogenic capillary (new blood vessel growth) networks, according to a new study titled “Angiogenic microvascular wall shear stress patterns revealed through three-dimensional red blood cell resolved modeling” published in the journal Function. There […]