Following federal guidance, Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) is switching Monday to a new donor screening policy that focuses on individual behaviors rather than sexual orientation. The change will increase donor opportunities, particularly for men who have sex with other men, at a time when hospitals are reporting low supplies of blood products for surgeries and […]
A meeting of union delegates at Westin’s historic Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles last month ended with more than two dozen attendees falling ill to an intestinal illness, health officials said. The conference took place from Aug. 21 to 24 and, the following day, some attendees began complaining of symptoms, according to the Alameda […]
Many of the nation’s most prominent cardiovascular organizations, representing tens of thousands of physicians, unite today to pursue the creation of a new Board for cardiovascular medicine. The proposed new Board would be independent of the American Board of Internal Medicine, where the cardiology certification process currently exists. Collectively, the American College of Cardiology (ACC), […]
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Earlier this week, reports of a woman who developed a life-threatening bacterial infection and had to have all of her limbs amputated circulated online, driven in part by a GoFundMe page. Laura […]
Yi Lin MD, PhD, a hematologist/oncologist, consultant, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, enterprise leader, Cancer Regenerative Medicine, Biotherapeutics, and Biomanufacturing, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, associate medical director, Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, and consultant, Division of Experimental Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, discusses the impact of the phase […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Blood banks across the nation are suffering from a critical blood shortage. But the Food and Drug Administration made a call in August that can drastically help with supply. For the first time in decades, as of August 21, blood donor eligibility is evaluated independent of gender or sexual orientation. Under […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Nebraska Community Blood Bank (NCBB) announced it will begin accepting newly eligible LGBTQIA+ donors on Monday. NCBB will begin implementing their new donor screening process that will focus on individual donor assessment. The change comes following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final guidance establishing a blood donor screening process […]
THE OKLAHOMA CITY ANIMAL SHELTER IS SET TO REOPEN FOR ADOPTIONS ONLY TOMORROW WITH WAIVED ADOPTION FEES. OFFICIALS SAY THAT ADOPTION FEES ARE WAIVED TO HELP WITH OVERCAPACITY THERE. THEY SAY ALL THEIR DOGS AND CATS ARE UP TO DATE ON VACCINATIONS, MEANS THEY’VE BEEN TREATED FOR WORMS. THEY’VE BEEN THEY’VE BEEN SPAYED AND NEUTERED. […]
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Philippine Heart Association will host ACC Asia 2023 on September 29-30 in Manila, Philippines. According to recent research, among the 18.6 million heart disease-related deaths worldwide in 2019, 58% occurred in Asia. The conference is designed to discuss, share and critique the latest in cardiovascular disease prevention […]
