ROCHESTER — “I’m afraid of needles,” I said. Jennifer Hoffman, a donor services tech — or phlebotomist — at the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center, admitted she’s not a big fan of needles either. I raised an eyebrow. Needles are this woman’s job. “When they’re coming at me,” she added. On Monday, Mayo Clinic sent […]
Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of “staff.” Often, the “staff” byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little or no reporting. At times, this byline is used when a news story includes numerous […]
Lakeville is hosting its sixth annual City-wide Blood Drive on Aug. 9 and 10 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at McGuire Middle School, 21220 Holyoke Ave. The drive is the largest in the state for Memorial Blood Centers, and it has continued to break its own record each year. This year blood donations are at an […]
It’s time for a national movement to combat hospital-acquired infections. Hand hygiene alone, if implemented correctly, would prevent up to 60% of Hospital Acquired Infections. Think of a hospital. The smell of disinfectants fills the air, nurses in gloves rush from patient to patient, and doctors are seen at handwash stations in scrubs and masks. […]
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the sole supplier of blood, platelets and plasma to patients at 44 area health care facilities, needs blood donors to ensure a strong summer blood supply and help avoid typical summer blood shortages […]
An increased responsiveness of the human body to insulin during deep sleep, in turn, improving blood sugar control the next day, may be why lack of quality sleep is considered to increase risk of diabetes, researchers say. A stronger and a more frequent linking of the deep sleep brain waves, particularly the sleep spindles and […]
Professor Wole Soyinka Whether it’s through his illuminating literary works or his crusades for social justice, Soyinka has embodied hope during the dark ages of oppressive and opportunist leadership. From his youth to his twilight years, the man has never wavered, sparing no effort in pursuing justice and the greater good. The story of Nigeria’s […]
Jul 22, 2023 Coverage this week included how COVID-19 vaccines in patients with cancer fared; analysis of non-COVID-19 adult vaccines; a company is developing a platform to enable engineering of the first recombinant human polyclonal antibody therapies with the goal of creating a functional cure for hepatitis b; and how a hospital modified testing for […]
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SOUTHPORT, Ind. — The Southport Police Department is honoring one of its fallen officers Saturday by hosting a blood drive. Lieutenant Aaron Allan lost his life in the line of duty in July 2017. Allan was killed by convicted murderer Jason Brown during a traffic stop on Indy’s south side. Man convicted of killing Southport […]