Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Belgium’s southern Wallonia region pledged Tuesday to offer free blood tests for residents to measure their possible exposure to PFAS “forever chemicals” amid a scandal over polluted drinking water. Local authorities have been rocked after an investigation by the RTBF news outlet last week revealed they had ignored warnings over elevated […]
Sidra Medicine, a QF entity, Tuesday announced the launch of its Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facility, on the fourth and final day of its research conference, Precision Medicine and Functional Genomics (PMFG 2023).PMFG 2023 welcomed nearly 880 registered attendees, speakers, exhibitioners and partners over the four days of the conference, which was held from November […]
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, at Putnam County High School, 402 E. Silverspoon Ave. in Granville. The Red Cross urges blood and platelet donors to make and keep donation appointments to help hospitals restock blood products for patients ahead of the holiday […]
BANGKOK/HANOI/TAIPEI — Dengue fever infections are surging across large swaths of Asia, spurred by climate change and unusually rainy weather, with Bangladesh’s death toll this year exceeding 1,000. Infections are up roughly 200% on the year in Thailand and Cambodia, while Taiwan is seeing a rapid surge. The outbreaks could affect their economic recoveries from […]
(NewsNation) — A new study found a low-sodium diet could lower blood pressure in nearly 75% of individuals. The study, published in the JAMA Open Network, included 213 patients and found that lowering sodium in the diet resulted in a drop in systolic blood pressure comparable to first-line medications used to lower blood pressure. Researchers […]
Since 1965, when public health law mandated screening in newborns, the New York State Department of Health has provided the Newborn Screening program to every family that has given birth in a NYS hospital. Whether there is a family history or no palpable reason for concern, the program’s sole purpose is to identify, diagnose, and […]
When investigators found the abandoned Dodge Durango of a missing Cody woman’s ex-boyfriend, the vehicle smelled of putrefied blood and had a bullet hole in the door, according to a federal charging document filed late Monday. FBI Special Agent Luke Williamson filed a criminal complaint in the U.S. District Court for Wyoming, accusing Adam Aviles Jr., […]
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OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEVV) — A new mobile blood donation center was unveiled in Owensboro on Tuesday. Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center (WKRBC) and Owensboro Health unveiled the new “Bloodmobile” on Tuesday morning. In late 2020, Impact100 awarded a $100,000 grant to the WKRBC toward the purchase of a second bloodmobile. Owensboro Health matched the grant in […]
We’re used to horror films that take seemingly harmless things and make them into monsters. It’s the entire root of the haunted house genre, to begin with, and has since been applied to everything from dolls to puppets to a pair of jeans. It’s been done so often, and with so many subjects, that we […]