Monthly Archives: November 2023

<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/improving-blood-pressu.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/improving-blood-pressu.jpg" data-sub-html="The Overall 24-Hour Average Blood Pressure at Visit 4. Central tendency is the mean 24-hour average blood pressure for each participant at approximately 9 months postpartum, adjusted for their baseline postnatal blood pressure using a linear mixed-effects model. The crosslines represent the 95% CIs and the center of the cross, the median. […]

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating a shooting that happened during a dispute involving neighbors and left two people wounded. Officers originally were called before 1 a.m. Monday for a disturbance in the 1400 block of Caballero Drive. RELATED: 2 people hospitalized, 1 in critical condition after being shot during neighbor dispute, police […]

A Southwest Florida blood center is launching an initiative with the aim to raise awareness of the critical need for blood donations during the holidays by offering free Botox in return for blood donations. SunCoast Blood Centers, the hometown blood bank exclusively serving Southwest Florida, announced a partnership with Gulf Coast Institute of Rejuvenation, The […]

A National Institutes of Health-supported study found that the type of transfusion approach used to support adults who developed anemia after a heart attack did not make a significant difference in their likelihood of having another heart attack or dying within 30 days. Participants in the trial were randomized to receive a red blood cell […]

Doctors may use several tests to help diagnose hemochromatosis. The process may start with a physical exam and blood tests to check a person’s iron levels. Healthcare professionals use the terms “hemochromatosis” or “iron overload disorder” to refer to conditions that cause a person’s body to store excess iron. One possible underlying cause involves inherited […]