Produce prescriptions — when doctors prescribe eating a specific amount of fruit and vegetables — can help to decrease blood pressure and hypertension, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Results from the study by researchers at Tufts University showed that produce prescriptions were associated with improvements in […]
Massachusetts’ public health commissioner was able to donate blood for the first time Tuesday, celebrating new rules that open blood donation to gay and bisexual men. DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein was joined by his friend Rochelle Walensky, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at the Red Cross Donation Center in Dedham. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2-ranking House Republican, said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment. Scalise, 57, said he will continue to serve in the House. He described the cancer as “very treatable” and said it was detected early. […]
MADISON, Wis. – Lifestyle and chronic health conditions in middle age, along with a person’s education level, show associations with emerging blood markers of neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The research team led by Natascha Merten, assistant professor […]
Blood donation to Vitalant can help save young people’s lives – CBS Pittsburgh Watch CBS News Kristen Lane, of Vitalant, is telling us how your blood donation can help save the lives of young people View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Red Cross is trying to avoid a blood shortage, their first since the pandemic. “Blood cannot be manufactured, it can’t be stockpiled and so we’re asking people to consider making a donation,” said Regional Communications Director Jim McIntyre of the American Red Cross, Northern Ohio Region. A blood drive at […]
Provided by and courtesy of Community Blood Center August 29, 2023 Press Release from the Community Blood Center: DAYTON, Ohio – The hard work of helping save lives has been a labor of love for Community Blood Center and its donors for nearly 60 years. This Labor Day weekend marks an urgent need for multiple blood […]
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The Louisiana Republican said he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, but would return to Washington to continue working as he undergoes treatment. Representative Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana and the majority leader, said Tuesday he had been diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer, but planned to return to Washington to continue working […]
The House’s second-highest ranking Republican said he intends to continue working as he receives treatment and will return to Washington, D.C. In a statement Tuesday, Scalise said he received the diagnosis after he had felt off and had blood work done. In 2017, Scalise was shot in the hip while practicing for the annual Congressional […]