The Red Cross is urging people of all blood types to donate as soon as possible after the organization experienced a significant blood and platelet donation shortfall since August. To recover its supply, the Red Cross needs 10,000 additional blood donations each week over the next month to meet hospital and patient demand, according to […]
Sixteen-year-old Skylar Dandridge is used to keeping up. Keeping up to ensure her missed schoolwork is turned in on time to avoid slipping grades. Keeping up to avoid feeling stressed and anxious. And keeping up to make her parents and herself proud despite the battle she constantly endures. Skylar has sickle cell disease. So do […]
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A recent study’s authors investigated whether biomarkers measured earlier in life can predict if someone will live to their 100th birthday [1]. To do this, we need your support. Your charitable contribution tranforms into rejuvenation research, news, shows, and more. Will you help? .rb-123768-05487ab4b451e4 a{background-color:#bf5615}.rb-123768-05487ab4b451e4 a:hover{background-color:#1f7d22} 35-year-long centenarian study Previous research has found that people […]
St. Joseph, MO; The Community Blood Center is currently hosting a blood drive from October 1st to October 8th in honor of Bode Middle School student Elijah. Elijah is a 12-year-old boy who is currently battling with Leukemia and is often a recipient of blood products in the St. Joseph community. During this time of […]
Get your trigger fingers at the ready. Feral Interactive, the team behind the recent Lara Croft Switch ports, has announced Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal will be coming to iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch. This release will be a souped up version of IO’s 2006 release Hitman: Blood Money, promising a “suite of improvements” across […]
The prevalence of polypharmacy is a growing issue in the United States, accounting for more than $50 billion in annual costs from health care plans.1 Especially when considering complex diseases such as cancer, which include complicated medication regimens, polypharmacy is inevitable. Image credit: Kotchakorn | stock.adobe.com Taking multiple medications is not the problem, as up […]
There is a need for more intensive implementation strategies that address adherence to out-of-office blood pressure monitoring before a hypertension diagnosis, according to the results of a study (NCT03480217) published in JAMA Network Open. Artem – stock.adobe.com Currently, there are few primary care patients who complete the out-of-office blood pressure monitoring recommended by current guidelines, […]
