From LIFELINE Blood Services: LIFELINE Blood Services has an immediate need for Type O, A negative, and B negative blood types. “The need for blood is constant and sometimes that need becomes critical. We have a few local heart surgery patients that need our donors’ help immediately. In addition to their high usage, we need […]
A widely sold ice cream product has been recalled after being linked to a Listeria outbreak that has hospitalized two people in the Northeast. On Thursday (Aug. 10), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that one person in New York and one in Pennsylvania had been hospitalized with listeriosis, a potentially serious […]
Share on PinterestPeople with elevated blood sugar levels may have a 30–50% higher risk of developing heart disease, even if their blood sugar levels are below the diabetes threshold. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Researchers found that people with elevated blood sugar levels have a 30–50% increased risk of developing heart disease, even if their […]
Sign up for the Tuesday, Aug. 15, Versiti.org blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. at Holly Calvary Church, 15010 N. Holly Rd., in Holly. Make a splash by saving lives. Go to Versiti.org to schedule an appointment, call 1-866-MIBLOOD (1-866-642-5663) or call Ellen Pease, Holly volunteer for Holly Blood Drives at (810) 265-4224. The […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for Talvey, a new antibody-based therapy for adult patients with tough-to-treat blood cancers such as multiple myeloma. The drug is made by Johnson & Johnson. This is a “major step forward” for the myeloma field, according to Dr. Ola Landgren, M.D., PhD, chief of […]
EG.5 is spreading quickly, but experts say it’s no more dangerous than previous versions. Concern is rising about the Covid-19 variant EG.5. This week, it became the dominant variant in the United States, and the World Health Organization classified EG.5 as a “variant of interest,” meaning it has genetic changes that give it an advantage […]
MORONGO BASIN — LifeStream Blood Bank continues to fervently request public donations. The following blood drives are scheduled. •8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Twentynine Palms Farmers Market at 73551 Twentynine Palms Highway. •9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the combat center at the Marine Corps Communications Electronics School at 1865 Griffin […]
by JeanneTyler Moodee Lockman Fri, August 11th 2023, 10:39 PM UTC RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – JUNE 05: Andre Magalhaes, nurse, donates plasma through a process called plasmapheresis at Hemorio amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on June 5, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hemorio is one of the institutions that uses plasma transfusion technology, […]
A new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19, known as Eris, could be linked to more than a third of new cases in France. The World Health Organization has designated the strain a variant of interest, but says the risk to public health is low. Issued on: 11/08/2023 – 20:33 2 min Advertising Read […]
The COVID comeback this summer in Southwest Florida has been mild with some people thinking their symptoms are allergies. What’s not entirely clear is if a new strain of the virus, EG.5.1. nicknamed Eris, is to blame. The more populous Lee County is seeing more cases compared to Collier County but that’s consistently been the […]