Friday night football, colorful leaves, giving blood? Make giving a lifesaving gift part of your autumn traditions! Blood cannot be created in a lab and there’s no substitute available, so if a hospital patient in our area needs a transfusion, that blood comes directly from LifeServe Blood Center blood donors. Start your tradition at an […]
Monthly Archives: October 2023
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MADISON, Wis. — This Homecoming week, Badgers can give back to their community by giving blood at Gordon Dining and Event Center. The UW Homecoming Committee partnered with the American Red Cross to organize the blood drive, which comes amid a national blood shortage. Starting in August, the American Red Cross saw blood collections drop […]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In May, the Food and Drug Administration announced a change in a nearly 40 year-old policy expanding the amount of blood available to patients in need by expanding the number of people eligible to donate blood. “What we are looking at is gender inclusive questions that are going to be asked […]
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The Community Blood Center announced a blood emergency Sept. 14 after finding there are not enough blood products available to meet the needs of the patients. The blood products at the Community Blood Center reached a one-day supply; this means that there are only blood products available that would suffice a single day’s needs. Since […]
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CT is not replacing other cardiac imaging modalities One significant finding from MedAxiom’s research was that cardiac CT did not replace other imaging modalities, but instead complemented them. It expanded the capacity to care for a broader patient population, enabling rapid diagnosis and earlier intervention. This approach resulted in increased patient throughput, as exemplified by […]
Infection
Taking an Antibiotic After Unprotected Sex May Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections, CDC Says
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U.S. health officials are urging healthcare providers to consider prescribing a common antibiotic as a morning-after preventive measure to combat the surge in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). As STD rates reach record highs, the CDC’s draft recommendations endorse the use of doxycycline, citing its proven efficacy in reducing chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infections. This marks […]
Blood
Investigators talk finding drops of ‘potential blood’ throughout murdered couple’s home in day 2 of trial
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Wednesday marked day two in the murder trial of 65-year-old Chad Allen Reed, who is accused of killing a couple who was living in the second floor of a home he owned. Investigators talk finding drops of ‘potential blood’ throughout murdered couple’s home in day 2 of trial Investigators say Reed […]
Infection
Risk of long COVID in people with pre-existing conditions found to be higher among short sleepers
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain While infections and hospitalizations from the COVID-19 virus are expected to rise during the fall and winter respiratory virus season, a new study suggests that sleep duration modulates the relationship between pre-existing medical conditions and long COVID. Compared with individuals who had no pre-existing conditions and an average sleep duration of […]
Cardiovascular
Patients who quit smoking after PCI see key improvements in their cardiovascular health
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Overall, the study’s primary outcome of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE)—a composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization and stroke four years after PCI—was seen in 19.3% of patients. The outcome was 19.8% more likely among patients who continued smoking after PCI compared to nonsmokers—and a similar difference was seen between current […]
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Dairy Queen is offering a free, small Blizzard to blood donors during the Brendan O’Brien Memorial Blood Drive on Oct. 6 outside the 203 First Ave. E. business. The LifeServe “bloodmobile” will be available from 1:30 to 5:20 p.m. near the Dairy Queen parking lot. The blood drive is held in memory of Brendan O’Brien, […]