GREEN BAY (WLUK) — As winter approaches, the American Red Cross is teaming up with the Green Bay Packers to tackle an urgent need for lifesaving blood ahead of the holiday season. On Nov. 13 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., community members are encouraged to visit the Give Back Community Blood Drive at Lambeau […]
An interview with Dr. Gisela Robles Aguilar, the first author of a recent IHME-led study on antibiotic resistance in the WHO Region of the Americas and a Global Burden of Disease researcher at the University of Oxford. The study, which is the most comprehensive study of drug-resistant bacteria in the region, found that antibiotic resistance […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky (UK) Chandler Hospital said it is treating five patients who have fungus Candida auris. Those patients have been isolated to a single hospital floor, UK HealthCare said. What You Need To Know University of Kentucky (UK) Chandler Hospital said it is treating five patients who have fungus Candida auris […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) believes a flesh-eating parasitic disease caused by a sand fly bite may be endemic in Texas and other southern states, according to a new analysis. Leishmaniasis occurs through a bite of an infected female sand fly, which consumes blood to produce eggs. The infection […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. (TND) — A man hit another in the head with a hatchet when they were arguing over who spilled a beer. One ended up bleeding from his eye and around his mouth. The other is being held without bond. On Monday, deputies with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in Florida found the bleeding […]
Action role-playing game Diablo IV wants fans to bleed for it. Really. The demon dungeon-crawler announced on October 20 that, for the next month, players can donate their actual blood in exchange for in-game items and, ultimately, for the chance to win a liquid-cooled PC infused with more human blood. Diablo IV – Bear Bender […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) – Officials with UK HealthCare reported on Tuesday they currently have five cases of patients with the fungus Candida auris, which is isolated to one floor at UK Chandler Hospital in Lexington. According to the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Candida auris (or C. auris) is a type of yeast […]
Health officials said three Ada County residents became sick due to drinking raw milk from Provider Farms in Mountain Home. BOISE, Idaho — Central District Health (CDH) announced an investigation Tuesday after Ada County residents became sick due to what they believe was drinking raw milk. According to CDH, since Sept. 30, three people became […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common condition affecting nearly half of U.S. adults. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 48% of Americans have high blood pressure—defined as a systolic blood pressure greater than 130 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 80 mmHg. A […]
Representatives from the American Heart Association and Mount Sinai New York donate blood pressure cuffs to Caridad Center Through American Heart Association sponsorship, Mount Sinai donates 100 kits October 24, 2023 – High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke – but it often has no symptoms. The only way for someone […]