The city of Fayetteville will host a blood drive in partnership with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks on the Fayetteville square today (Sept. 20.) The event kicks off at 9 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m. via the CBCO’s bloodmobile, which will be on hand to collect donations. Donors will receive a free t-shirt, […]
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Credit: Ben Konkol/Kelso Harper/Scientific American Consumers can now get easy tests for Alzheimer’s. But these tests may not really help patients that much–yet. Full Transcript Tanya Lewis: Hi, this is Your Health, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series! Josh Fischman: We bring you the latest vital health news: Discoveries that affect your body and your […]
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Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) and Surly Brewing Co. are hosting the “Pint for a Pint” blood drive on Tuesday. The blood drive is happening at the Surly Brewing Co. at 520 Malcolm Ave. Southeast in Minneapolis from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Blood donors will receive a Surly Brewing Co. branded pint glass and a […]
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Blood collection organizations say donations are down at least 25% — a trend they’ve been unable to break since the pandemic. The American Red Cross announced a national blood shortage last week upon receiving 30,000 fewer donations than expected in August. That’s a 25% decrease from the 12,500 donations it needs to collect each day, […]
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ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi Sep 20, 2023 01:59 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Health expert reveals how much blood loss is absolutely normal during menses or the common blood flow during periods and the meaning behind heavy menses The duration and volume of blood flow during periods differ among women where what may be […]
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A representational image. — Canva Only 44% hypertensive people are diagnosed, says report. 450,000 people died of cardiovascular disease in 2019, it says. Pakistan lacks treatment guidelines for managing hypertension. ISLAMABAD: Over 30 million adults in Pakistan have been suffering from hypertension or high blood pressure, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) in its first-ever hypertension report. […]
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New research from Queen Mary University of London, published in iScience, shows an increased risk of blood clots in women who have any combination of a particular gene mutation, oestrogen use, or common medical conditions — specifically: obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and kidney disease. Women with the Factor V Leiden (FVL) gene mutation […]
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Introduction Autologous blood transfusion has the advantages of saving blood resources, decreasing allogeneic blood consumption,1 avoiding immunosuppression caused by allogeneic blood transfusion,2 reducing the risk of blood transfusion and blocking blood-borne diseases.3 However, perioperative blood transfusion during cardiac surgery may cause postoperative complications.4 Pre-deposit autotransfusion (also called pre-deposit autologous blood transfusion) has no age limitations […]
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SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) – A local blood center said they are in urgent need of blood donations. “We are in critical blood levels here mid-Michigan currently,” said Kelli Sopcynski with Versiti. Just a week ago, the American Red Cross declared a national blood shortage, and now that shortage is reaching mid-Michigan. Related: Red Cross declares […]
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You’ve heard the slogan ‘Donate Blood, Save a Life’ but for Roy Rodriguez, the first time he donated blood in high school was for a much simpler reason. “They came out. They said, ‘Hey we’re gonna do a blood drive. You get out of class’ and that’s all I needed,” said Rodriguez, “Just get out […]