GIVING FOR ANOTHER’S SAKE — Ryan Scott, a senior in the criminal justice program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, did his part to help the American Red Cross and donated blood during the school’s Halloween blood drive. More than 50 people registered to donate at the health technologies lab, which organizers said was one […]
(Photo credit: Getty Images) DALLAS – Nov. 06, 2023 – Measuring blood pressure while patients are standing rather than sitting may improve the accuracy of readings, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. Their findings, published in Scientific Reports, could lead to significant improvements in early detection of high blood pressure in healthy adults. Wanpen Vongpatanasin, M.D., […]
Abstract Susceptibility artifact (SA) is common in renal blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) images, and including the SA-affected region could induce much error in renal oxygenation quantification. In this paper, we propose to exclude kidney regions affected by SA in gradient echo images with different echo times (TE), based on a deep-learning segmentation approach. For kidney […]
About every three minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with blood cancer. Every nine minutes, someone dies from it. Now, researchers are trying to determine what causes certain mutated genes to replicate out of control and trigger blood cancer. Phil Pfeffer is a 78-year-old entrepreneur and philanthropist. Lately, Phil had debilitating fatigue. Your Health: […]
ROCKFORD, Ill. — A local veterans nonprofit partners with the Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) for upcoming blood drives. As Veteran’s Day approaches, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) invites Stateline communities to help those those who gave their all. Celebrating veterans, the VFW and RRVBC will host multiple donation drives from Nov. 8 […]
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A blood donation drive was held on Saturday afternoon to help a one year-old baby battling a rare blood disorder. Christopher Parent, Commander at Veterans of Foreign Wars post 9095 in Little Rock, said they wanted to do something to help the community and were able to get in touch with […]
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Researchers from The Ohio State University are currently working on monitoring and controlling Asian longhorned ticks, after encountering the first known established population of these parasites in the state. The consequences of the exotic species’ arrival have thus far been devastating: three cows died from what experts suspect to be serious blood loss during an […]
Metformin is a commonly prescribed medication for managing blood sugar levels in individuals with diabetes. However, some individuals may seek natural alternatives to Metformin due to potential side effects or personal preferences. Fortunately, there are several natural alternatives available that can effectively help manage blood sugar. In this article, we will explore eight such alternatives […]
LOWVILLE — Lewis County Health System (LCHS) recently opened a Laboratory Blood Draw Service at Lowville Medical Associates (LMA), 5402 Dayan Street, Lowville. “We are pleased to partner with Lowville Medical Associates to provide easier access for patients and the community to obtain blood draw services,” said Chief Operations Officer Kerry Herbine. “The LCHS Laboratory team […]