State’s blood supply is at a dangerously low point, putting patients at risk GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Versiti Blood Center of Michigan has issued an emergency appeal for blood donations, pleading with community members to make an appointment to donate blood in the coming days. Heading into the fall, Versiti has seen […]
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46 minutes ago COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The American Red Cross is in urgent need of donations and is asking for your help.The Red Cross says it is facing a shortage due to fewer donors than needed over the summer.The Red Cross says distribution to hospitals and medical centers is now far outpacing donations being made.Emergency supplies […]
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The Earth’s ‘blood pressure’ is too high, and we are inching closer to a heart attack: new report warns
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If your doctor told you six of your body’s nine vital signs were failing, you’d be scurrying to purchase the closest gym membership you can find. Heck, you’d probably start taking reparatory measures even if the doctor told you just one of your vitals was suffering. Advertisement We tend to somehow always lose sight of […]
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It’s “pivotal” the Boston Celtics resolve their bad blood with nearly-traded veteran floor general, and the league’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Malcolm Brogdon, before the start of the season according to NESN’s Gio Rivera; who believes it must be done following Brogdon’s pulled involvement in a Kristaps Porzingis trade. “It’s unknown how much […]
Dr. Robbie Goldstein donated blood two weeks ago for the first time in his life. On Thursday, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld did the same. Both have devoted their lives to medicine and public service. But until recently Goldstein, the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and Ehrenfeld, the president of the American Medical Association, […]
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Lord Mayor Treloar College in Hampshire, founded in 1907 for the education and care of physically disabled children, was more than just a school. When Ade Goodyear was there in the early 1980s, the teaching and medical staff seemed like an extended family. Dr Anthony Aronstam, director of the college’s haemophilia centre – the condition […]
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Kevin Slater had been in and out of hospital with unexplained symptoms including rapid weight loss and acid reflux for three months by March 1983, when his doctor started to suspect he could be suffering from a new illness called acquired immunodeficiency disorder, or Aids, which had emerged in America two years earlier and was […]
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. On Saturday, the American Red Cross held a blood drive in hopes of saving more lives who have Sickle Cell. According to the Red Cross, more than 100,000 people in the United States have Sickle Cell. It impacts one out of 365 Black or African-American […]
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Hypertension: Changing these 5 risk factors can help you bring blood pressure under control | The Times of India
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Hypertension, often referred to as the ‘silent killer,’ silently lurks in millions of lives, posing a significant risk to health. High blood pressure, if left unchecked, can lead to severe complications like heart disease and stroke. An estimated 7.5 million deaths per year, or roughly 12.8% of all deaths, are thought to be related to […]
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ANI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Washington Sep 17, 2023 10:34 AM IST Share Via Copy Link The study explores how shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes can increase the risk of dementia. Shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes were discovered to be associated with an […]