Monthly Archives: November 2023

This Simple Lifestyle Change Will Lower Your Blood Pressure

COLUMBIA (AP) — Spencer Rattler completed 19 of 27 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns and Xavier Legette caught nine of those passes for 94 yards as South Carolina beat Kentucky 17-14 on Saturday night. The Gamecocks (5-6, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) started November in a big hole, but three straight wins have left them […]

Marquette at 27% of goal in blood drive competition; donate in AMU Nov. 29 

Marquette has collected 135 units of blood, which is 27% of the university’s 500-unit goal, as part of its blood drive competition with Butler University. Help Marquette continue its efforts by donating on Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the AMU Henke Lounge.  Those who participate in the drive, sponsored by the […]

Q&A: Blood tests as an alternative to colonoscopy

Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It’s also one of the most preventable cancers due to the availability of robust screening tools. Yet nearly 40% of Americans opt out of such screening. A new analysis, led by Columbia medical student Zainab Aziz […]

HeartSciences Completes License Agreements on AI Cardiovascular Algorithms With Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. doing business as HeartSciences, is an artificial intelligence electrocardiogram (AI ECG) company. The Company is focused on using AI to transform ECG to save lives through earlier detection of heart disease. The Company’s initial focus is on applying technology to extend the clinical indications for use of an electrocardiograph (ECG) device. […]

UMC and South Texas Blood & Tissue to partner for blood drive

LUBBOCK, Texas— The South Texas Blood & Tissue and University Medical Center located at 602 Indiana Avenue will host a blood drive to “help build the supply” during the holiday season on Monday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., according to a press release. Jobs in Lubbock […]

2023 trends: Red Cross responds to growing climate-driven humanitarian needs

Donate on GivingTuesday or give blood during the holidays to help for future crises In 2023, the intensifying climate crisis took a devastating toll on people in the U.S. who turned to the American Red Cross for help coping with a record number of billion-dollar disasters. This year, an all-time high of 25 billion-dollar disasters […]

This ‘Silent’ Sign of Heart Disease Can Be Deadly for Young Adults

Share on PinterestYoung adults should monitor their blood pressure and cholesterol levels to assess any future risk of atherosclerosis, a new study reports. Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images A new study finds risk factors like high cholesterol and high blood pressure should be addressed earlier in life to help prevent atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a hardening of the […]

Israel says Hamas killed hostage, releases video of captives in Gaza hospital: Live updates

Some Gaza hospitals have become such an integral part of the battle between Israeli forces and Hamas, the safest place for patients and staff is elsewhere. Twenty-eight of the 31 premature babies evacuated from Shifa Hospital on Sunday were transported to Egyptian medical facilities Monday, the same day 12 people were killed and others injured […]

Marvel’s Blood Hunt will be “a big deal for the Marvel Universe” promises Avengers writer Jed McKay

The dinner bell is ringing, and Marvel’s vampires are ready to feed. What’s on the menu? Every hero in the Marvel Universe. ‘Blood Hunt’ is Marvel’s next big crossover event, which finds our favorite heroes fighting a massive vampire invasion. The storyline, which was announced at New York Comic Con, will hit stores in spring […]

Sickle cell gene therapy process may cause cancer-linked mutations in blood stem cells

Gene therapy has the potential to dramatically benefit patients with genetic blood disorders, but a small study on participants in a clinical trial for sickle cell disease suggests that a key process carried out prior to giving the treatment might cause mutations that make blood stem cells more likely to turn cancerous. On Nov. 16 […]