Monthly Archives: October 2023

Explained: The Weird ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse Happening This Halloween Weekend

When is the lunar eclipse? When a solar eclipse occurs on one side of the planet—as it did so on October 14 in the Americas—you can bet that a lunar eclipse will follow two weeks before or after. That’s exactly what will arise on Saturday, October 28 when a slight partial lunar eclipse will be […]

Lack of child deaths data a ‘critical challenge’

Significant gaps in crucial information surrounding child deaths are resulting in “very little” accurate data being available, according to the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA). The NOCA said the lack of a centralised database for the accurate analysis and timely reporting of data related to child deaths has been a “critical challenge”. The issue […]

Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood’ Video Was Girlbossing at Its Pettiest

To honor Taylor Swift’s latest rerecording, we’re celebrating 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Week at The Daily Beast’s Obsessed. That means we’re throwing it back to 2014, to relive everything that Taylor—and the rest of pop culture—was up to. Despite being a card-carrying Swiftie—without the concerning qualities of one—I have a few dissenting opinions about Taylor Swift. […]

New study reveals inequities in access to mechanical circulatory support in US patients with cardiogenic shock

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference 2023 sought to evaluate the presence of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in access to mechanical circulatory support in the United States among patients with cardiogenic shock (CS). The findings, published in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular […]

New study reveals inequities in access to mechanical circulatory support in US patients with cardiogenic shock

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference 2023 sought to evaluate the presence of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in access to mechanical circulatory support in the United States among patients with cardiogenic shock (CS). The findings, published in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular […]

Vaccinated kids just as likely to catch Covid and stay infectious

Kids who got booster were infectious for same duration as unvaccinated kids  Study suggests return-to-school plans don’t need to include vaccine mandates READ MORE:  CDC recommends Covid boosters for children six months and up By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:20 EDT, 25 October 2023 | Updated: 19:16 EDT, 25 October 2023

Local, regional blood banks in Washington seeking donors amid ‘critical’ shortages

Blood banks around the state worry they won’t be able to meet the need for blood during a large emergency. SPOKANE, Wash. — Every two seconds, someone in the United States develops the need for life-saving blood, whether through an accident, illness or something else. In Washington state, however, meeting that demand is becoming increasingly […]

Emergency blood supply is dangerously low in Washington state

For immediate release: October 25, 2023   (23-140) Contact: DOH Communications Local blood banks urgently need life-saving donations to meet demand OLYMPIA – Blood banks are facing critical shortages of life-saving blood and blood products. Your donation can help save lives. The shortages are particularly severe for types O and Rh negative blood, and for platelets. Blood […]

Rare brain-eating amoeba case negative in Arizona

PHOENIX — Health officials said a suspected case of a rare brain-eating amoeba in Arizona turned out to be negative for the infection. Specimens of the suspected case of Naegleria Fowleri were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing and determined to not be positive, Eugene Livar, assistant director of public […]