Category Archives: Blood

Online petition calls for return of Cape Breton’s blood donation clinic

A petition launched by a Cape Breton woman in an effort to reopen a blood donation clinic in Sydney, N.S., has garnered more than 5,000 signatures online. The clinic closed in 2015 after Canadian Blood Services deemed it not cost effective. The nearest blood donation centre for residents of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is more […]

American Red Cross calls on Utah residents amid nationwide blood donation shortage

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:55:29 GMT (1694440529848) f21546d3a7b92848c6890935ca4e2b625f015352 4a6d0bb8f30f1b6a167248fbd029e9fd6e7edbb4 News Weather Sports Features Game Center Watch Now 64 Tue 83 Wed 82 by Danielle MacKimm, KUTV Mon, September 11th 2023, 1:49 PM UTC Blood Center in Murray, Utah. (American Red Cross) Loading …

Moroccan national footballers donate blood to help earthquake victims

Morocco’s national football players donated blood at a medical center in Agadir city on Saturday (9 September) after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country. More than 2,100 people are confirmed to have died and thousands have been injured after the earthquake on Friday according to the country’s interior ministry. Morocco had been scheduled to play […]

Ladera Ranch Blood Drive Monday September 11 2023

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Royal Blood Crowned on U.K. Chart With ‘Back to the Water Below’

Royal Blood reigns over the U.K. albums chart as Back to the Water Below (Warner Record) enters at No. 1. The leader at the midweek stage, when it held an imposing 2-to-1 advantage over its nearest rival, Back to the Water Below keeps the duo’s perfect U.K. chart streak alive. The Worthing, England formed rock […]

‘Donation Domination’ to put CSRA on a border blood donation competition

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -The battle between football fans is also happening off the field with Shepeard Community Blood Center’s Donation Domination blood drive. The blood drive will take place Monday, September 11 through Friday, September 15. Each donor will get the chance to put a point towards Georgia or South Carolina, creating a chance for […]

Morocco’s National Football Team Donates Blood After Devastating Earthquake Kills Over 2,100

The earthquake has killed more than 2,100 people in the country. Morocco’s national football team on Sunday donated blood in the wake of Friday’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people in the country. The team, who were meant to play Liberia in a qualifying match for the African Cup of Nations, announced on […]

Unlocking the genetic code of blood sugar reveals new diabetes risks and lung complications

A recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis of random glucose (RG). Genetic factors are determinants of glucose homeostasis and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D). GWASs for glycemic traits in non-diabetic individuals have revealed predictors of insulin, glucose, and other responses after glucose challenge tests or […]

Red Cross announces national blood shortage

Blood donations urgently needed for hospital patients in wake of back-to-back climate disasters and critical summer shortfall The American Red Cross national blood supply has fallen to critically low levels—dropping nearly 25%– since early August, and potentially threatening the medical care of patients with an emergency need for blood, or those living with critical conditions […]

New Blood Test For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Has 91% Accuracy

It can take years for people living with chronic fatigue syndrome to receive a formal diagnosis, and they are a favored few. Experts suggest up to 91 percent of people in the US remain undiagnosed, living without medical support for a condition that robs them of energy, brain-power, and a care-free life. But those statistics […]