Family/NHS Blood and Transplant By Andrew Dawkins BBC News Three members of a family with sickle cell are backing a call for more black blood donors to help those with the condition. Rebecca Solomon-Henry, 39, stated her blood was “becoming harder to match”, as NHS Blood and Transplant said patients on an exchange programme need […]
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Anyone at risk of high blood pressure is being urged to get it checked by the NHS in Cornwall. NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB) said it was working with partners such as Cornwall Council on a year-long campaign. It is hoped 10,000 extra people […]
On Aug. 28, Sen. Ted Budd of North Carolina tweeted that he was “closely following the tragic situation at UNC Chapel Hill” and that his team’s “hearts go out to the victim’s family and the UNC community.” Bullshit. Ted Budd and the millions of hardline gun rights advocates who offer empty condolences have made it […]
The first major staging of Dracula with an all-woman and non-binary cast aims to “reclaim and subvert” gothic tropes of fragile and corruptible females by retelling the genre classic through the eyes of Mina Murray. In Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, Murray’s fiance, the solicitor Jonathan Harker, clumsily embroils Mina and her friend Lucy in Dracula’s […]
Sep 07, 2023, 1:44amUpdated 1h ago Dozens filed into the Greenhouse Cafe in Bay Ridge on Wednesday to donate blood as part of the Hayley’s Comet Blood Drive, hosted by the Daquara family and the New York Blood Center. Hayley Daquara was diagnosed with Hurler syndrome at 6 months old. During her life, she had three open-heart surgeries. The last one caused complications that […]
The South Cape Hospitality & Entertainment Association will be hosting a Lee Health blood drive Saturday, Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The bus will be parked in Club Square, behind the BackStreets Sports Bar on Southeast 47th Terrace. Official have indicated that type A- and O- remain critically low, and supply levels […]
BAY RIDGE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — The Bay Ridge community came together Wednesday to donate blood at a drive that aimed to give back to those in need. Bobby Daquara organized the drive at Greenhouse Cafe in Bay Ridge, which he owns. He’s been holding blood drives there for over a decade after seeing how essential blood donations […]
NSAIDs are widely used to relieve pain, fever and to reduce inflammation Researchers found diclofenac had the strongest list compared with ibuprofen By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Updated: 18:47 EDT, 6 September 2023
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women who use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers alongside hormonal contraception appear to be at a small increased risk of blood clots known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), finds a large Danish study published by The BMJ today. The risk was greater in women using combined oral contraceptives containing third or fourth generation progestins, […]
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Taking common painkillers while on the pill may lead to a small increased risk of blood clots, research suggests. Experts said that while the risk is low, women should be informed of […]