(KRON) — It’s long been known that people who smoke tobacco are at a higher risk of having heart problems. Now, a team of researchers at UCSF have found that marijuana products also pose the same risk. What’s particularly interesting is that burning any plant can release toxic chemicals, but apparently eating THC products can […]
NEW YORK – November 20, 2023 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), in conjunction with the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2023 conference, CRF’s annual scientific symposium, announced today the launch of the CRF Scientific Excellence Top 10 (SET-10), a new global annual ranking recognizing academic contributions to interventional cardiovascular medicine. The SET-10 initiative, aligning with […]
A stubborn cough can be a sign of tuberculosis or TB. Tuberculosis is still around, and cases are on the rise in Colorado. Photo: Getty Images. You may think COVID-19 is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, but it’s actually tuberculosis or TB, and cases of TB are on the rise this year after a 10-year […]
DUBLIN, CA — Dublin will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Dec. 8 from 10-4 p.m. at the Regional Meeting Room at the Dublin Civic Center. To make a donation, visit RedCrossBlood.org and use the sponsor code “DublinCommunity” or zip code 94568. You can also call 800-733-2767 to register. Seven appointments are available as […]
To help diagnose von Willebrand disease or other bleeding disorders, a doctor will request various blood tests. These tests will measure the presence and activity of certain substances in the blood. Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a blood-clotting disorder. It occurs when a person has insufficient or ineffective supplies of a substance in the blood […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Two Lincoln parents are on a mission to encourage more community members to donate blood after witnessing first-hand how blood donations saved their 3-year-old son’s life. November marks three years since Chase Lavelle was discharged from the hospital. At just four months old, he got E. Coli poisoning and was diagnosed […]
MADISON (NBC 26) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said in a news release Tuesday that cantaloupes linked to salmonella infections have been sold in Wisconsin. The agency said at least four people in four Wisconsin counties are sick, and two are hospitalized. Forty-three people in 15 states have been infected with the salmonella […]
Alcohol can increase blood pressure, study shows – CBS News Watch CBS News A recent from the American Heart Association found that drinking just one alcoholic beverage a day can increase blood pressure, even for those who don’t have hypertension. Adriana Diaz takes a look at some of the other benefits of cutting back on […]
Security footage shows a man walking up the street and breaking into cars, video was from an impacted neighbor Residents on 27th and I Street say they woke up to blood spots around 4:30 a.m. Residents have not heard back from police One resident says the area is in need of more surveillance BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: […]
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Every time Andrew McCadney felt himself drifting away from football, whether it be from fading interest or the chance to pursue something else, his older brother by one minute, Giacomo, kept reeling him back in. “We are twins. We […]