(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, it’s not just COVID symptoms that can persist for months. New research shows people can also develop long colds. This latest study indicates that long-lasting symptoms are not unique to COVID-19. Researchers in the United Kingdom surveyed more than 10,000 citizens back in 2021 through an ongoing observational study […]
Blood drive The Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society is sponsoring a “Be Part of History” Blood Drive in celebration of Local History Month in Virginia from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Historic Henry County Courthouse, 1 East Main St. According to the American Red Cross, blood product distributions to hospitals are outpacing […]
For the U.S. Army, preparing for war with China means more than training to fight—it also means making sure there is enough blood to keep soldiers and civilians alive across the Indo-Pacific. “Blood supply and blood logistics is already challenging. And even coming out of COVID, we’re still facing a lot of manufacturing shortages, supply […]
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services is announcing the state’s first human case of Jamestown Canyon Virus infection in an adult from Hillsborough County. In addition, DPHS is reporting two cases of Powassan Virus, one in an adult in Rockingham County and one in a […]
“The evidence in favor of PA pressure-guided therapy for NYHA class III HF patients has been consistently validated over the last 15 years,” Lynne W. Stevenson, MD, a heart failure specialist with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and global principal investigator of PROACTIVE-HF 2, said in a prepared statement. “However, questions remain as to the therapy […]
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (TND/WGME) — There is sad news about a deer in Maine that mysteriously appeared to turn purple. The deer had large, bulbous masses on its chest and jaw, while its face and neck, the top of its head, and other places became either deep purple or a lilac shade. Despite first thinking […]
Paulo Costa is currently hospitalized and will need a third surgery to address a staph infection that ultimately led to his removal from a fight with Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. Tamara Alves, Costa’s partner and manager, told MMA Fighting on Wednesday afternoon that the one-time UFC middleweight title challenger is not medically cleared to […]
It is important that practices provide patients with a treatment structure that really helps support an individual with any type of cancer and meets their unique needs, says Ruben A. Mesa, MD, FACP, president and executive director of Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute (LCI) and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center. This transcript […]
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BUCKHANNON: WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur will hold blood screenings on October 14, October 28 and November 11 at the hospital. Basic blood profile tests will be offered at $35, with additional testing for thyroid for $5, hemoglobin A1C for $15, colon cancer screening for $5 and prostate testing […]