LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – A sickle cell warrior is beating the odds, and needs your help to continue the fight. The annual Chase’s Cure Blood Drive is happening from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, September 30, at Trevilians Elementary School in Louisa County. Sickle cell trooper, six-year-old, Chase Lucas was diagnosed with sickle […]
You’ve got a lot of things to worry about as a parent, but RSV shouldn’t be one of them—at least not anymore On Sept. 22, the CDC recommended the first vaccine for pregnant people to protect their newborns from contracting RSV, a common respiratory virus that presents as a pesky cold for most people but […]
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally and costs the EU economy 282 billion euros per year. The European Heart Health Charter, launched today on World Heart Day, by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Heart Network, aims to improve cardiovascular health by preventing where possible and ensuring that those […]
OREGON – (Information from the American Red Cross – Cascades Region) The American Red Cross are continuing to report a major blood shortage heading into the fall season following a slow down in donations combined with a strain on the existing blood supply caused by natural disaster relief efforts. American Red Cross most recently issued […]
Artur Plawgo / iStock A study conducted in Europe found that Salmonella has become the leading cause of invasive bacterial infection (IBI) in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), researchers reported yesterday in Pediatrics. For the study, a team of European researchers analyzed data from 28 pediatric hospitals in five European countries on children with […]
Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood about how and why the levels of the blood group molecules differ between one person and another. This can be important for blood transfusion safety. Now a research group at Lund University in Sweden has […]
CHARLOTTE, NC — September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Acute leukemia and MDS are two types of blood cancers that we will be learning more about today. Joining us in this week’s Healthy Headlines segment is Dr. Patricia Kropf, a hematologist oncologist at Novant Health. For more information and stories on your health, visit novanthealth.org/healthyheadlines. […]
There’s now another way to protect newborns from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, the leading cause of hospitalization for infants in the U.S. The tool is a new vaccine, called Abrysvo and made by Pfizer, which is given in late pregnancy to send protective antibodies across the placenta to the developing fetus. The vaccine was […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. is experiencing a blood supply emergency. The emergency exists in Illinois and elsewhere across the country. Lifesaving blood products that cancer patients, sickle cell patients, hemophiliacs and others need for survival are at dangerously low levels, Dr. Dan Waxman, vice president and senior medical director of the Versiti Blood […]
World Heart Day aims to increase awareness of cardiovascular diseases and prevention – CBS Los Angeles Watch CBS News Zuleyma Santos, heart failure survivor, talks about her medical condition that was spurred by pregnancy and the importance of heart health View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, […]