The American Red Cross is encouraging locals to start a new tradition as the holiday season begins — making a blood or platelet donation. An opportunity to do just that takes place this week at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Jackson. The American Red Cross hosts a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. today […]
Wendy Baker and her husband have a unique way of celebrating their anniversary: donating blood.The tradition started back in 2019, two weeks after Baker’s mom died. “I was just grieving so hard,” Baker said. “But it was an amazing feeling. It’s a blessing to give. So many people are in need.”Her mom had been on […]
Carilion Clinic to partner with The Blood Connection to support blood product needs for local patients ROANOKE, Va., Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Carilion Clinic, a not-for-profit integrated health system headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, has partnered with The Blood Connection (TBC) for its blood product needs. This agreement is effective Dec. 31, 2023. TBC is […]
Marsha Weigum was sitting in the office of her doctor in Carbondale when she was told that there was a 99% chance her son would be born with Down syndrome. She’d received a call from her doctor earlier that day asking her to come in about her blood work. “Down syndrome, the word is not […]
Company Reaches Important Product Development Milestone with its Myrna™ Instrument and TriVerity Cartridge SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Inflammatix, Inc., a pioneering molecular diagnostics company, announced today that the company has completed technical development for its TriVerity™ Acute Infection and Sepsis Test System, which includes the Myrna™ Instrument, and for the TriVerity™ Cartridge. TriVerity is […]
Representational Image (IANS) Imagine this: a horrifying entity exuding malevolence, with spikes jutting out of its centre haphazardly. Its body tingles with expectation as it stealthily prowls in search of its next unsuspecting target. And when it finds one, it quickly digs in with its jagged spikes, injecting its venom inside the hapless prey. As […]
Tl;dr: Congenital syphilis is a disease that occurs when a pregnant person passes the infection on to their baby during pregnancy and can be very serious. Rates of congenital syphilis have significantly increased in the last decade. Congenital syphilis can be prevented by finding and treating syphilis in pregnancy. Unfortunately, lack of access to pregnancy […]
In the United States, annual community outbreaks of RSV infections typically occur during late fall, winter and early spring. Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. RSV is an RNA virus, different than the common cold viruses such as rhinovirus and adenovirus. It infects the nose, […]
Antibiotic resistance is once again on the rise after declines in the pandemic, with more dangerous strains of bacteria spreading in communities and hospitals. The latest national surveillance data, announced at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) annual conference in Leeds today, shows that an estimated 58,224 people in England had an antibiotic resistant infection […]
From left: Director of the Public Health Department at MoPH Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, CEO of Sidra Medicine Dr. Iyabo Tinubu Karch, Director of the GMP facility Dr. Chiara Cugno and Chief Research Officer at Sidra Medicine Dr. Khalid Fakhro during the opening of the Good Manufacturing Practice facility, yesterday. Doha, Qatar: Sidra […]