Powers Fire & Rescue almost doubled its goal in a Vitalant blood drive on Saturday at the department’s fire station. Going into the three-hour blood drive, Powers officials hoped to collect 15 units of blood but wound up getting 28. #placement_595033_0_i{margin:0 auto;} “We cannot say thanks enough to all of the individuals who donated blood,” […]
iStock.com/ratthanan Consumers can order blood tests from the laboratory testing behemoth Quest Diagnostics to check their iron or vitamin D levels, learn whether they have a sexually transmitted disease, or determine whether their thyroid is functioning properly. And now, for $399, plus a $13 “physician service fee,” they can order a blood test that promises […]
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Legionnaires and Legion Family members donate blood during the 104th American Legion National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. The American Legion Sep 19, 2023 Sep 19, 2023 Last year, The American Legion Blood Donor Program exceeded 92,000 units collected, a 15-year high. According to the newest American Legion Consolidated Post Report – recording local performance in […]
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Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN — Five American prisoners were freed by Iran on Monday in a Qatar-mediated deal that also included the transfer of some $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds […]
The American Red Cross says its blood supply has dropped to “critically low levels,” constituting a national blood shortage. The nonprofit’s blood supply has decreased by nearly 25% since early August, partially due to blood drive cancelations spurred by natural disasters like Hurricane Idalia. The storm contributed to a shortfall of 30,000 donations, as blood […]
Novartis recently unveiled a mural and sculpture exhibition in London to raise awareness and educate the public about myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), a group of rare blood cancers. Five mural artists designed 10 sculptures, which are on display at Westfield London, that highlight the 10 main symptoms of MPNs, the company announced last week. Sculptures dubbed “Weight Loss […]
#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 American Red Cross has issued a national blood shortage alert. Donations are down 25 percent since August. According to Valley hospital officials, local supplies are still adequate to care for patients. “Laboratory Services at Evangelical Community Hospital has […]
<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/3d-stress-patterns-in-1.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2023/3d-stress-patterns-in-1.jpg" data-sub-html="Credit: Function (2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad046″> Credit: Function (2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad046 New and unique shear stress patterns can occur in angiogenic capillary (new blood vessel growth) networks, according to a new study titled “Angiogenic microvascular wall shear stress patterns revealed through three-dimensional red blood cell resolved modeling” published in the journal Function. There […]