VIENNA, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Austria’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it was summoning the European Commission’s envoy to the country for reportedly criticising the slow pace at which Austria is weaning itself of Russian gas and saying it was paying “blood money” for the fuel. Martin Selmayr, a German EU official who was the […]
On Monday, September 18, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. EDT, the Sisters of St. Benedict will hold a Blood Drive at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana. For those who are able, donating blood is literally life-giving: a single blood donation can save multiple lives. The blood drive will be held in the Event […]
DEVOL, Okla. (KAUZ) – The Comanche Cares Foundation will partner with Our Blood Institute on Monday, Sept. 11, for a blood drive at the Comanche Red River Hotel Casino in Devol, Okla. The drive will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., and those who successfully contribute will receive refreshments, a free t-shirt, and $10 […]
RYE, NY — When the twin towers fell, a call went out for blood donations in a time of crisis and New Yorkers responded in an impressive way. Now, officials are calling on us to honor that commitment and the victims of the terror attack with a less urgent, but no less important blood emergency. […]
What health conditions are newborns screened for in Virginia? Rebecca Scharf To prevent adverse outcomes from undiagnosed illnesses, newborn infants in Virginia are screened for a variety of rare and serious disorders. Just after birth, babies are assessed for conditions that may have improved outcomes if caught early, improving children’s health, development and survival. When […]
Marilyn Cornelis, PhD, associate professor of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Nutrition, was a co-author of the study published in Nature Communications. Investigators have identified more than 60 previously unknown genetic variants associated with resting heart rate that may also contribute to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to recent findings published in Nature […]
The New York Blood Center is experiencing a critical shortage. Blood donors are needed for surgery, cancer patients, accident victims and new mothers and babies, among others. Information on how to donate blood or schedule a drive is available at nybc.org. Upcoming drives include: • NYPD 112th Precinct, noon to 6 p.m. today, Thursday, Sept. […]
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Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, Luspatercept-aamt (Reblozyl) significantly controlled anemia for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who had not yet received an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) and were red blood cell (RBC) transfusion dependent, according to findings from the phase 3 COMMANDS trial (NCT03682536) presented at the 11th Annual Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO) meeting.1 In the open-label […]
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA: Hello, and welcome to this HCPLive Peer Exchange entitled, “New Guidance, New Data, and New Targets for the Management of Hyperlipidemia.” I’m Dr Keith C. Ferdinand, the Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology and professor of medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New […]