At a briefing on global health issues today, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said there are concerning trends ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter, including rising deaths in parts of the Middle East and Asia and increased hospitalizations in multiple regions. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, included the caveat that data […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A microbiologist, who was involved in the first study to witness human-to-human COVID transmission, is among experts laying out strategies that would help the world react and prepare for the next pandemic. As UK scientists prepare developing insurance vaccines for the next pandemic, caused by any list of potential animal viruses […]
Women are being warned that taking some common painkillers while using the contraceptive pill may increase their risk of suffering blood clots. A Danish study of two million women found using ibuprofen, diclofenac and naproxen while also on combined pills containing progesterone and oestrogen could lead to a small rise in the chances of having […]
The Food and Drug administration plans to greenlight an updated version of the COVID-19 booster as early as Friday, NBC News reports, which means the new vaccines could be available as soon as next week. The latest shots are designed to target the dominant omicron subvariant prevalent in much of the country. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Kentucky Blood Center is partnering with WKYT for a two-day blood drive. It kicked off Wednesday morning. Staff at KBC said that for the first time in a while last week their blood supply was really low. They said the blood drive comes at a perfect time when they need […]
A study found that more than 50 percent of incidents of cardiovascular disease and approximately 20 percent of deaths could be attributed to five modifiable risk factors. The study, conducted by researchers at the German Center for Cardiovascular Research and published Aug. 23 in The New England Journal of Medicine, analyzed data from 112 global […]
By Nick Landi ROCKFORD — Amid a nationwide blood supply shortage, effects are felt in the Stateline, with blood centers having low donor numbers, and are encouraging anyone eligible, to step up to the plate. “Our local hospitals had multiple traumas [Labor Day Weekend], and took all of our type O negative blood,” the CEO […]
When Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ben Proudfoot was growing up, the backseat of his family’s car was often crammed with bankers’ boxes full of paper. They were case files from the law practice of his father Gordon Proudfoot, a one-time radio DJ who became the president of the Canadian Bar in 1995. After his father’s death […]
GLENDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — The Arizona Cardinals will kick off their 2023 NFL season in just four days in Washington, D.C., but before week one gets started, the team is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive at State Farm Stadium. It’s part of the Cardinals Kickoff Countdown before the […]
This Necromancer build for Diablo 4 combines the utility of Blood Skills to support Bone Spirit in a way that provides both consistent DPS and high burst all in one build. This Diablo 4 Guide is up-to-date for Patch 1.1.1 (the last balance update).Check our Diablo 4 Builds Catalog of uniquely crafted builds for each […]