#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } The need for blood donations never ends, and to answer that demand, Meridian Community College students, faculty, staff and community residents stepped up to give during the College’s two-day blood drive. “It’s important that we give back,” said Kelli […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just published its first report on the global impact of hypertension and how people can win the race against this “silent killer” that often presents without symptoms. “This important report from WHO shows how high blood pressure is common and growing in prevalence, but is under-detected and under-treated globally,” […]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:01:18 GMT (1695330078886) bd141c89efbf673a1d26a42918f665d3766776aa dbfecc9f0097303f9b240d0b637e7425f34552ad by Caelan McGee Thu, September 21st 2023, 8:23 PM UTC Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood according to the American Red Cross. (FILE) Loading …
Transcript Geoffrey Grammer, MD: I found this first statistic to be intriguing. 8 to 19% of nasal esketamine treated patients experienced a greater than 40mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure and a greater than 25mm in mercury in diastolic blood pressure in the first one and a half hours after administration. So, if you think […]
Secondhand smoke poses a significant health risk, and millions of Americans are unknowingly exposed to toxic smoke on a regular basis, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, found 56 million American adults were frequently exposed to toxic secondhand smoke, and that a third of them may be […]
Each person who signs up to help quell the region’s blood shortage can save the lives of up to three people, according to the New York Blood Center, including surgery and cancer patients, accident victims and new mothers and babies. Information on how to donate blood or schedule a drive is at nybc.org. Upcoming drives […]
You almost certainly know someone living with hypertension (high blood pressure). That person might be you yourself. As noted in a new World Health Organization (WHO) stock-take report, its first on hypertension globally, fully one in three adults has hypertension. The number of people with the condition has doubled in the past 30 years, to […]
Extreme fluctuations in blood sugar (glucose), whether too high (hyperglycemia) or too low (hypoglycemia), can be dangerous for people with diabetes. The type of diabetes, your medication regimen, your age, the length of time your blood sugar is out of range, and your ability to identify symptoms are some factors that can determine the types […]
YORK, Pa. — Editor’s note: The above video is from April 6, 2023. FOX43 is set to host a blood drive on Oct. 12, 2023. The blood drive will be held with the help of the American Red Cross at the York JCC from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. To donate, you can sign up […]
The nation’s donated blood supply is currently at “critically low levels,” and climate change is partly to blame. That’s according to the American Red Cross and other blood donation organizations, which say the floods, hurricanes and wildfires seen across the country this summer have prevented blood collection and contributed to a nationwide shortage. “Patient emergencies […]