Category Archives: Blood

Opinion | The ‘perfect’ Israeli reservist from ’60 Minutes’ has children’s blood on her hands

She is the most beautiful Israeli you can imagine, all of the good and beautiful Land of Israel in one person. Raised in Maccabim by a pilot father and a psychologist mother, she is a combat helicopter pilot. She studied at Oxford and is a principal at Vintage Investment Partners. She headed the Bnei Zion […]

FDA approves new therapy that would reverse blood flow in leg to avoid amputation

The FDA has approved LimFlow, a new therapy pioneered at University Hospitals., which gives thousands of patients hope for an alternative to leg amputation. LimFlow therapy works by diverting blood flow from blocked arteries into the veins, making the veins become an artery, reversing the flow of blood to get oxygen in the blood to […]

Sickle cell patient meets KC blood donors who helped save his life

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was an emotional Tuesday for a Kansas City area man. He’s meeting for the first time some people who saved his life. At the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, Kevin Wake is happy. But more importantly healthy. He was told in high school that he most likely wouldn’t live past his […]

Blood donations remain low since the start of COVID but demand remains

Blood donations remain low since the start of COVID but demand remains – CBS San Francisco Watch CBS News The need for blood donations remains constant as nonprofit organizations like Vitalant face many hurdles from before and during the pandemic. While a large percentage of the population is eligible to donate, only a small fraction […]

Study: Brunswick residents’ blood contains hazardous chemicals “many times higher” than average American

The study by Emory University looked at the toxic legacy of industrial pollution in Southeast Georgia by testing the blood of longtime residents. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Decades of industrial pollution flowing from factories in Brunswick, Ga. has ended up in the bloodstreams of longtime residents. Preliminary results of an exposure study by Emory University shows […]

Lungs play a critical role in fetal blood development, new study finds

<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/lungs-play-a-critical.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/lungs-play-a-critical.jpg" data-sub-html="Credit: Blood Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008347″> Credit: Blood Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008347 A newly-released study by Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University’s Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) has found that the fetal lung is a potential source of hemogenic endothelial cells (HECs) that have the capacity to make blood. The findings […]

Red Cross blood drives scheduled across Baltimore area

Digital Content Manager Red Cross blood drives scheduled across Baltimore area Updated: 2:33 PM EDT Sep 20, 2023 APP. WELL, ONCE A MARYLAND STATE POLICE MEDEVAC RESPONDS TO A SCENE, EMERGENCY TEAMS MAY ONLY HAVE SECONDS TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING AID TO AN INJURED PERSON. NOW, THOUGH, STATE POLICE, ALONG WITH SHOCK TRAUMA TEAMS AND THE […]

New Research Links Common Cold Viruses With Rare But Life-Threatening Clotting Condition

A 3D illustration of adenoviruses.Illustration: Design_Cells (Shutterstock) A group of common cold viruses may be able to cause a life-threatening, if rare, blood clotting condition, recent research suggests. A team of scientists in the U.S. and Canada have recently found evidence linking the viruses to two cases of the condition, in a child and an […]