Getting stuck in traffic is one of the most common stressors that millions of Americans face every day. The bumper-to-bumper traffic can come at the cost of wasted gas, environmental pollution, and as new research shows, even spikes in blood pressure. Air pollution from traffic can cause a significant rise in blood pressure that can […]
Fontana resident Bruce Lutz, 71, first donated blood 43 years ago when he was 28 years old. On Nov. 24, Lutz reached his lifetime blood donation milestone, becoming a 100-gallon donor at LifeStream Blood Bank’s Ontario Donor Center. Lutz, who has lived in the Fontana area since he was 10 years old, said he started […]
The Lakewood community honored four fallen officers Wednesday morning who were killed 14 years ago in the line of duty. On Nov. 29, 2009, Maurice Clemmons walked into a coffee shop and shot four officers preparing for their shifts. Sgt. Mark Renninger, officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold, and Greg Richards. Ever since that tragic incident, […]
Please join the Chappaqua Fire Department, Millwood Fire Department and Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance for a CO-SPONSORED BLOOD DRIVE on December 2nd from 9:30AM – 3:30PM at the Millwood Fire Company. To make an appointment, please click HERE
Cases of the COVID-19 variant Omicron BA.2.86, also known as Pirola, have tripled in two weeks, comprising between 5% and 15% of all infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The COVID-19 variant Omicron BA.2.86 — as well as its offshoots, including JN.1 — has been reclassified as a “variant of […]
A recent spike in respiratory illnesses in China and a request from the World Health Organization (WHO) for more information may give some people an uneasy sense of deja vu. Almost four years ago, undiagnosed clusters of respiratory illness were one of the earliest signs of what would become an unprecedented global pandemic that shuttered […]
Holiday fun can push blood donation to the bottom of the to-do list. Winter weather and seasonal illness can also impact blood supplies. The Red Cross needs donors to make giving blood a priority this season to ensure they meet the needs of patients during the holidays. Now is the time to give the gift […]
Leaves are down, temperatures are cooler, and that means it’s prime time for pruning oak trees, which can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned during the high-risk period of April 15 to July 15. “Beetles that can carry the disease from tree to tree are not very active now, and the […]
(WXYZ) — State officials with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MSU VDL) are warning pet owners to be on the lookout for signs of illness in their dogs as an atypical canine infectious respiratory illness has affected dogs in at least a dozen […]
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – A Longview hospital announced on Tuesday that one of their cardiovascular surgeons was named to the Diamond Level of the Beating Heart Hall of Fame. Dr. David Jayakar with the cardiovascular team at the Heart and Vascular Institute at Longview Regional Medical is the 47th person in the U.S., and first […]