Monthly Archives: November 2023

Give blood, celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the film “Elf”

This November, the American Red Cross is encouraging people to add a new tradition as the holiday season begins: Spread cheer with a blood or platelet donation. Donations are critical to the blood supply as the holiday season draws near – a time when blood donations often decline. Donors of all blood types are urged […]

Blood drive scheduled ahead of Thanksgiving holiday weekend

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Blood donors across the region are being asked to give during a major “Movie Mania” blood drive on Wednesday, Nov. 22, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Donations will go to the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the […]

Northeast Missouri School Districts host blood drives during critical

MACON & SCHUYLER COUNTIES, Mo. — The holiday season is a time for giving. While families share gifts with one another, it’s also a critical time to give blood. According to American Red Cross, every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. The Atlanta C-3 and Schuyler County R-1 School Districts hosted blood drives […]

Eating nuts instead of processed meat reduces cardiovascular risk by 27%

If we truly are what we eat, we would be better off as a handful of nuts and an avocado. Consuming these foods instead of animal-based products lowers mortality risk and health issues like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. A recent systematic review published in BMC Medicine analyzed 37 studies and confirmed the importance […]

U.K. Is First to Approve a CRISPR-Based Therapy, Covering Two Blood Disorders

A novel gene-editing medicine is now authorized in the United Kingdom for treating two inherited blood disorders, a landmark decision that marks the first approval anywhere in the world for a therapy based on the CRISPR technology. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) decision covers the treatment of patients 12 and older who […]

Recall alert: FDA announces company recalls 26 eyedrops over potential eye infections

The Food and Drug Administration announced that Kilitch Healthcare India Limited has voluntarily recalled 26 eyedrops over potential safety concerns. >> Read more trending news The FDA said its investigators found unsanitary conditions where the drops were being manufactured. The eyedrops, which were made by Kilitch Healthcare India Limited and shipped nationwide to wholesalers, retailers […]

AHA: Avoidance of Aspirin Noninferior With LVAD in Advanced Heart Failure

THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Avoidance of aspirin as part of an antithrombotic regimen that includes a vitamin K agonist (VKA) is noninferior to an aspirin-containing regimen for patients with advanced heart failure receiving support from a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device (LVAD), according to a study published online Nov. 11 […]

15-year-old in foster care dies from ear infection that turned into sepsis, lawsuit says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – A newly filed federal lawsuit claims a 15-year-old boy from Kansas City, Missouri, died from sepsis stemming from an ear infection. The wrongful death lawsuit targets the foster parent, respite provider, case worker, and organizations in charge of Marcus Haynes’ care. The filing reports Haynes was diagnosed with an […]