Category Archives: Blood

Sheriff’s sergeant resigns after blood draw shows alcohol content over legal limit on job

MARTIN COUNTY — A sheriff’s sergeant resigned after a worker’s compensation claim showed his blood alcohol content was over the legal limit when he crashed his law enforcement vehicle on the job earlier this year, records of an Sheriff’s Office internal investigation show. Sgt. James Foster Jr. was driving his SUV and, according to the […]

‘The question that keeps me up at night.’ A Boston researcher’s quest to understand how platelets are made.

Without platelets, we would die pretty easily. The microscopic plate-shaped structures in our bloodstream rush to the site of an injury, forming clots that stop blood loss and help stimulate the growth of new cells. Platelets mean a healthy person won’t bleed to death from a minor cut. Without them, surgery would be impossible. For […]

Blood center, tissue center rebrand as Solvita

Deriving its new name from words meaning “sun” and “life,” the previously named Community Blood Center and Community Tissue Center is being rebranded as Solvita. “We have been impacting lives for decades, but under dual identities,” Solvita CEO Christopher Graham said during a Friday event. “We now have one name that uniquely represents our purpose, […]

10 Best Blood Pressure Machines for 2023

Our Top Picks Monitoring your blood pressure is essential in maintaining good health, especially with heart disease being the leading cause of death globally. With so many options available, choosing the right blood pressure machine can be overwhelming. That’s why we’ve researched and tested various machines on the market, analyzing factors such as accuracy, ease […]

Rice EMS to hold blood drive Sept. 12

The American Red Cross estimates that every two seconds someone in the United States is in need of blood. Blood is essential to help patients survive surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses and traumatic injuries. Rice University Emergency Medical Services (REMS) will help the university community answer the call by hosting a blood drive on campus […]

Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive held at Fort Riley

The Fort Riley community was able to donate life-saving blood during an Armed Services Blood Program Blood Drive at Long Fitness Center Aug. 29 to 31. Approximately 25 personnel from Fort Leonard Wood’s Armed Services Blood Donor Center and the Fort Bliss Blood Donor Center joined representatives from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry […]

Royal Blood battle their demons – the week’s best albums

Royal Blood: Back to the Water Below ★★★★☆ Royal Blood ran into a spot of bother at a BBC Radio 1 pop concert this summer, when the young audience (assembled for ex-One Direction minstrel Niall Horan and Scottish balladeer Lewis Capaldi) didn’t seem to know who they were. “This is rock music,” frontman Mike Kerr […]