Weekday broadcast of WYMT Mountain News First at Four PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – With a blood supply shortage impacting reserves across the nation, the American Red Cross is encouraging eligible donors to roll up their sleeves and drive up to a donation station. Data from the Red Cross shows blood donors of all types are […]
CHICAGO (WLS) — Major blood suppliers, including the American Red Cross, have been warning about the potential need to ration their blood supply. The Red Cross said they normally have 12,500 units of blood every day. Since August, that number has dwindled down 25%. “Pain has caused me multiple hospitalization and, you know, I kind […]
PARIS—A Toronto woman is fighting back from near death after more than a dozen people were infected with botulism, one fatally, from sardines at a French wine bar. Restaurant manager Jubilee Pridham, 33, is now paralyzed, blinded and breathing with the help of a mechanical ventilator after she and two other Canadians stopped in at […]
Memorial Blood Centers will start welcoming LGBTQIA+ donors starting Monday. Blood donation centers must follow regulations published by the FDA. In August, the Food and Drug Administration announced that they had updated their guidelines for blood donations. Previously, donations were based on sexual identity. Gay and bisexual men were not allowed to donate due to […]
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – There is a critical need for blood donations. Earlier this month, the American Red Cross declared a national blood shortage. The nonprofit said distribution to hospitals and medical centers was outpacing donations being made. The Blood Center website states there is a critical need for Type O and Type B […]
NewsDesk @bactiman63 Montana state health officials reported on a human infection with a novel influenza A virus. The patient was infected with an influenza A(H1N2) variant (A(H1N2)v) virus. Image/pexels via pixabay The patient was < 18 years of age at the time of infection, sought health care during the week ending August 5, 2023 (week 31), […]
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Erin Sharrocks BBC News One in every two women will suffer a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point in their life. But for women like Angela Dullaghan, what is usually an easily curable infection has […]
New Food and Drug Administration screening guidelines reverses a 40 year policy and is now based on an individual risk assessment. ST PAUL, Minn — Some organizations are declaring the national blood shortage an emergency. The American Red Cross said the blood supply level dropped nearly 25% since early August and it can take weeks […]
Thousands of patients with incurable blood cancer will be given the chance of an extra five years after a new treatment was given the go-ahead for use on the NHS. Three-drug combination DRD will be offered to the two-thirds of newly-diagnosed myeloma sufferers who cannot receive a stem cell transplant, usually due to age or […]