GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – Colorado is facing a blood shortage, according to a nonprofit blood donation organization called Vitalant. Vitalant says blood donations typically dip in the summer months, but blood needs are constant throughout the year. “Unfortunately, we are seeing another shortage of blood here in Colorado. We are down about 25%,” said […]
Another patient has been identified in an ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A infections traced to frozen organic strawberries. As of its update posted July 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 10 people from four states have been infected. Four people have been hospitalized. The states where the sick people reside are […]
Federal public health officials continue to identify more patients in four ongoing outbreaks of foodborne illnesses. In an outbreak of E. Coli infections from an unknown source, the patient count has grown to 12, up from 11 a week ago. Investigators have initiated traceback efforts, according to an FDA notice, but the agency has not […]
image: The superior cervical ganglion of a mouse: Here, neurons that control the heart muscle (pink) are in close proximity to those that control the pineal gland (blue). A new study shows that ganglia can act as “electrical switchboxes” connecting two organs. view more Credit: Karin Ziegler / TUM Around one third of people with heart […]
Attachments BMC Public Health volume 23, Article number: 1394 (2023) Abstract Indoor event locations are particularly affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. At large venues, only incomplete risk assessments exist, whereby no suitable measures can be derived. In this study, a physical and data-driven statistical model for a comprehensive infection risk assessment has been developed. At […]
DENVER — Climate change impacts Colorado in a variety of ways, but some effects are not commonly discussed. “When it comes to temperatures, temperatures are increasing day to day, week to week, month to month, and year to year,” said Andy Hoell, a research meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Physical Sciences […]
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of blood cancers that affect the bone marrow and can result in a low levels of blood cells. When MDS affects red blood cells, it can lead to anemia in some people. A low red blood cell count (hemoglobin) is a key feature of anemia. With MDS, anemia occurs […]
Photo supplied, Joelyn Nowlin An ARUP Blood Services bus is parked outside the Shiba Taekwondo school in Clearfield in preparation for a blood drive held at the school in June 2020. For the first time in four decades, gay and bisexual men will be allowed to donate blood in Utah. During a press conference Wednesday […]
Riparian Pharmaceuticals, (a Viva Biotech portfolio company), a biotechnology company focused on discovering novel therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases, entered into an exclusive license agreement and research agreement with Pfizer. In exchange for exclusive rights to a Riparian preclinical program, Pfizer will make upfront and milestone payments, as well as pay royalties on sales of resulting therapeutics. […]
Quitman, Texas (July 21, 2023) — UT Health Quitman has received two American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital. Every 40 seconds, […]