BY STEVE CHAPMAN [email protected] The American Red Cross held a blood drive at Waymark Church in Monett on Monday, Oct. 16. A total of 46 people donated blood, potentially saving 138 lives. Charlene Dart was one of those who donated blood. She said she gave blood out of gratitude for a life-saving donation she once […]
Approved artificial blood and other blood substitutes are finally coming to market after numerous bankruptcies and failed products. BOSTON, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — It’s been a pipe dream since the seventeenth century. More than 400 years ago, when William Harvey first began to describe how the circulatory system works, scientists began to imagine how […]
REinvent International Sales has boarded Howard J. Ford’s “River of Blood,” a psychological thriller that’s about to start shooting in Thailand. The company will unveil the project to buyers at the American Film Market. The cast comprises of Joseph Millson (“Casino Royale”), Louis James (“Help”), Ella Starbuck (“Witch”), David Wayman (“The Ledge”) and Sarah A. […]
Welcome to Pocket Science: a glimpse at recent research from Husker scientists and engineers. For those who want to quickly learn the “What,” “So what” and “Now what” of Husker research. What? Plaque afflicts more than just teeth. A cholesterol-infused version of the stuff can also coat the inner lining of arteries, sometimes hardening and narrowing […]
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Michael Hirsh, Brenda Jenkins, Prince Virtuez and Michelle Chang at Palace Elite Barber Spa Medical student Michelle Chang and Michael Hirsh, MD, professor of surgery and pediatrics and assistant vice provost for wellness and health promotion at UMass Chan Medical School, have teamed up to relaunch the Barbershop Health Network, hosting community conversations, conducting blood […]
“Those who run after other gods find endless trouble; I shall never offer libations of blood to such gods.” (Psalm 16, v. 4 — OSB) One definition Webster gives for “idolatry” is “immoderate attachment or devotion to something.” Many objects and many ideas can serve as the object of idolatry. One such thing is a gun […]
PLATTSBURGH — The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), plans several blood drives open to the community in November. The upcoming blood drive schedule is as follows: – Wednesday, Nov. 1, Massena Memorial Hospital, Community Education Room, noon to 3 p.m. – […]
FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. That need was recently amplified when the American Red Cross declared a national blood shortage in September and called on Americans of all blood types to donate blood to help improve the country’s critically low […]
Monday was the annual “Battle of the Badges” Blood Drive. Traditionally, the Bend Police and Fire departments compete to see who can donate the most blood – but, in this battle, there are two new contenders. Now the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff’s Search and Rescue are giving their blood. In a very close […]