Category Archives: Blood

Brain haemorrhages can be passed on by blood donors

A major study by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that patients who received blood from donors who later suffered brain haemorrhages, were more than twice as likely to suffer a brain haemorrhage themselves. Experts believe the blood of some people may contain a sticky protein called amyloid beta, which could accumulate along the tiny […]

CT Test Simulates Blood Flow to Assess Risk in Patients with Angina

Obtaining Blood Flow Estimate Less Invasively Of the 900 participants, 523 had normal CT-FFR results (mean age 64, 318 males) and 377 had abnormal CT-FFR results (mean age 65, 264 males). In the normal results group, the rate of three-year adverse outcomes (defined as all-cause deaths and non-fatal myocardial infarction) was 2.1% (11/523). In the […]

Red Cross Announces Blood Shortage, Cites Climate Disasters – Videos from The Weather Channel

Now Playing Blood Shortage Amid Climate Disasters 00:40 Next Up How Does Hurricane Lee Compare To Fiona 00:43 Lee’s New England Impact: Two Scenarios 01:26 Hurricane Lee Grows En Route To Canada 00:56 Where Fall Temps Are Finally Headed 00:42 Devastating Scenes Of Libya Flooding 00:46 Lee Will Impact New England This Weekend 00:50 ‘Medicanes’: […]

What We’re Reading: Updated COVID-19 Vaccines; National Blood Shortages; Lack of Doctor Diversity

FDA Approves Updated COVID-19 Vaccines On Monday, the FDA approved 2 updated COVID-19 booster vaccines for people as young as 6 months, according to STAT. This may result in Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines becoming available in doctors’ offices, clinics, and pharmacies later in the week. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices are expected to recommend […]

Aldosterone synthase inhibitor lorundrostat found to safely lower blood pressure in a clinical trial

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Blood Donors Queue Outside Blood Transfusion Center in Morocco Following Deadly Earthquake 2

This footage was filmed and produced 9 September 2023. People from different nationalities wishing to donate blood lined up outside the regional blood transfusion center in multiple cities on Saturday, September 9, after authorities issued an urgent appeal for blood donations following the devastating earthquake in Morocco. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@meakrep via […]

Teen’s Sickle Cell Journey Helps Inspire Others to Give Blood

Brenda Green remembers the stark smell in that hospital room where her teenage son, Braden, lay in bed. She also remembers what ran rampant in her mind: That’s somebody’s blood going into my baby’s body. Is it going to work? Braden had suffered from acute chest syndrome, the leading cause of death in people living […]