This year, MEDIC and LifeSouth Blood Center in Florida will see who collects the highest number of red blood cell products from Sept. 11 to Sept. 15—ahead of the Tennessee vs. Florida game. Those who donate at MEDIC this week will receive a special t-shirt and multiple coupons. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is in […]
The American Red Cross is reporting a national blood shortage after low blood donations this summer. Hurricane Idalia also strained the supply due to blood drive cancellations in affected areas which led to a shortage of about 30,000 donations. The humanitarian organization is asking for donors of all blood types, but there is an emergency […]
CNN — The American Red Cross is sounding the alarm that the United States’ blood supply has fallen by nearly 25% since early August, to what it describes as “critically low levels.” The organization, which provides about 40% of US blood and blood components, announced on its website Monday that this national blood shortage is […]
HT-KIT received Orphan Drug Designation from FDA for its mRNA Frame Shifting Cancer Therapeutic Hoth intends to initially target mast cell neoplasms for development of HT-KIT, which is a rare, aggressive cancer with poor prognosis NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH), a patient-focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has submitted a request […]
Ivanhoe Sickle cell disease affects 100,000 Americans, whose blood cell shape resembles a crescent moon, instead of being round and healthy. The defective cells don’t carry oxygen, so patients must undergo transfusions. Blood donors exist but they must be a perfect match. A young Pennsylvania dad who lives a full time life thanks to one […]
The supply in the United States has fallen nearly 25 percent since early August, the organization said. The blood supply in the United States has dropped to critically low levels, in part because of “back-to-back months of worsening climate-related disasters,” the American Red Cross said on Monday. The national supply has fallen nearly 25 percent […]
For immediate release HINGHAM — The Town of Hingham will host a blood drive later this month through the American Red Cross that is open to all eligible residents. WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. WHERE: Hingham Senior Center, 224 Central St. WHO: Anyone at least 17 years old can donate […]
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The five-year-old died after several complications and donated three organs. (Representational) A family in Australia has been left devastated after their 5-year-old daughter died of Strep A, initially diagnosed as just a common cold. Cathy Kassis’s illness took a sinister twist when it was discovered that she had fallen victim to Strep A, a bacterium […]
A Perth Now report said that the woman-identified as Tracy Ridout- was bitten by a young German Shephard and on consulting a doctor, she was told that there was nothing to worry about. (Representational Photo) A 53-year woman in Australia died of a rare kidney and liver infection after she was bitten by a friend’s […]