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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Blood banks are experiencing critically low shortages of blood, statewide. The Washington State Department of Health says your donation can help save lives.
Monthly Archives: October 2023
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Shepeard Blood Center hosted an event collecting blood for victims of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The blood collected is not going to Israel immediately, but it will be stored in case any need arises. If the need doesn’t rise, the blood will stay here and be distributed around the CSRA. “Our blood […]
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Infection
CDC Scientists Warn: Disfiguring Tropical Disease Is Gaining a Firm Foothold in the United States
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The CDC has found evidence of a uniquely American strain of cutaneous leishmaniasis in U.S. patients with no travel history, suggesting local transmission of the disease by domestic sandflies. There’s growing concern that the more lethal visceral leishmaniasis could establish in U.S. sandflies due to unscreened imported dogs carrying the pathogen. Analysis shows <span class="glossaryLink" […]
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The pesticides not only affect the health of those who consume these farm produce, but also the farmers who use them Success in agriculture is closely linked to increased use of pesticides. Even though humans have been using chemicals for controlling pests since time immemorial, the rampant use of toxic chemicals like arsenic, mercury, lead […]
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Tanasia Kenney October 25, 2023 at 4:03 PM Photo by Thomas Park via Unsplash An Alabama bus driver is accused of driving drunk with a bus full of students on board, police told multiple outlets. James Chaney, 46, was arrested Oct. 17 and charged with driving under the influence and reckless endangerment, The South Alabamian […]
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Paint it red Even before color came to film, blood was a vivid element in cinematic storytelling. Think: the shower splatter in Psycho (1960), or frenzied zombie feeding in Night of the Living Dead (1968). Then, once color arrived: The crimson bucket contents falling on the prom queen in Carrie (1976) and the ichorous elevator […]
New research lends more evidence to the fact that viral infections like Covid-19 could contribute to the development or worsening of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia down the road. In the paper, published Oct.18 in the Journal of Neurochemistry, researchers examined whether Covid-19 is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, and how the […]
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Ventric Health, a cardiovascular health-focused medical technology company, recently announced that its Vivio system has received FDA 510(k) clearance to aid in the diagnosis of heart failure. Vivio is a non-invasive diagnostic device that uses advanced algorithms to detect elevated left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) in clinical and home healthcare environments. Heart failure — defined […]
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ROCHELLE, Ill. — In collaboration with Holcomb Bank and 102.3, The Coyote in Rochelle, the Rock River Valley Blood Center is hosting its 14th annual “Vein Drain” blood drive. Rock River Valley Blood Center All donors will receive a t-shirt and will be entered into a drawing to win a $500 gift card, with refreshments […]