Category Archives: Blood

Multicancer early detection blood tests are feasible, study suggests

Multicancer early detection (MCED) blood tests are feasible for detecting cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in The Lancet. Deb Schrag, M.D., from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study to examine the feasibility of MCED testing for cancer screening in a […]

Wanted suspect covered in blood strikes sheriff’s canine Dax after being tracked down, bitten by K-9 in Round Lake Beach

Sanjuan Reyes, 36, of Round Lake Beach, was bitten by Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax after allegedly refusing to surrender following a track in Round Lake Beach Saturday morning. | Provided Photos A wanted man, who was found covered in blood after an attack on a woman, allegedly struck sheriff’s canine Dax after the police […]

Connections between rare genetic changes and blood proteins to shape current and future drug discovery

<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/connections-between-ra.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/connections-between-ra.jpg" data-sub-html="pQTL atlas and interactive browser. Credit: Nature (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06547-x”> pQTL atlas and interactive browser. Credit: Nature (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06547-x Research published in Nature provides new insight into human disease by studying how rare changes in genes affect proteins found in human blood, called plasma proteins. Findings revealed thousands of never-before-identified associations […]

Spurs partner with South Texas Blood & Tissue Center to hold annual blood drive

Donors will be given free tickets for the Spurs game on October 16, along with a Halloween Boo Crew t-shirt, in exchange for donating blood. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs is partnering with the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center to save as many lives as possible by hosting a blood drive. The […]

Innovative Pitt-Led Research Extended to Unravel Mysteries of Dysfunctional Blood Clotting in Trauma Patients – UPMC & Pitt Health Sciences News Blog

Dr. Matthew Neal, co-director of the Trauma and Transfusion Medicine Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of emergency general surgery at UPMC, will lead a new $12.1 million trauma research program funded by the National Institute of Health/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI). The program will allow physician-scientists […]

First 400 people who donate during blood drive can get free tickets to Spurs game

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs are hosting a blood drive on Monday, and donors will receive free game tickets. The annual blood drive is taking place from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Frost Bank Center, located at 1 AT&T Center Pkwy. People can also donate platelets from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The first 400 […]

Grand Strand man holds community blood drive aiming to help blood shortage

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – One Grand Strand man is asking the community to step up as the nation faces blood shortages Vincent Fezza participated in blood drives for several years before moving to the Grand Strand. However, health issues stopped him from giving blood for the last four years. Once he got his strength […]