OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Twenty-year-old Miguel Ozuna loves to make music with his two brothers. They’re in a band started by their father, but that’s not the only thing they have in common, they all live with sickle cell disease. “It’s a very unfortunate disease which affects people who have a genetic defect in their […]
Story Links Make an appointment MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – As has become an annual event surrounding the football rivalry between Middle Tennessee and WKU, the two schools will take part in a blood drive battle leading up to the Sept. 28 game in Bowling Green. Donors can give blood in support of their favorite school on the MTSU […]
To Harold Walter, giving blood is kind of like a car tune-up. It’s something he’s been doing for the majority of his life, ever since someone donated a pint of blood in his name. “I feel better after I donate blood,” he said. “It’s my oil change.” Walter, who lives in Fox Lake, was celebrated […]
A Northern California mother who reportedly ate undercooked fish from a San Jose market is now a quadruple amputee after likely contracting a bacterial infection from the food, her friend says. Laura Barajas, 40, of San Jose, became ill after she bought fish from a local market in July, cooked it and ate it, her […]
34 minutes ago WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Major concerns for blood donation amounts have become a problem for the Rhode Island Blood Center. The center announced a blood emergency last week. “If we don’t start building up our stable supply, we might have to make some difficult decisions. Maybe the hospital cannot get their full […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is taking on the world’s worst killer, laying out its first plan to conquer hypertension—a level of high blood pressure that affects one in every three adults globally. That figure has doubled since 1990. It’s now up to 1.3 billion people. High blood pressure might sound like a disease of […]
HOUSTON – A missing person’s report has lead to a possible murder investigation at a home in Liberty County, according to the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy was dispatched to a home around 11:30 a.m. for a missing person after the family of Sheryl Ann Siddall, 57, reported that they have not been able […]
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) 2023 Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies™ returns to San Francisco this week, for the first time since 2019. The meeting features insights from world-renowned experts on providing optimal, evidence-based treatment for various blood cancers, plus best practices for protecting vulnerable populations in a changing healthcare landscape. The live event is […]
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Three Britons have contracted a rare disease usually confined to dogs. Brucella canis, a bacterial infection that causes pain, lameness and infertility in canines has spread to three people in the UK. […]
