Category Archives: Blood

State police helicopters now carrying blood for transfusions

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Maryland State Police are now carrying blood on medical helicopter runs for transfusions as they fly patients to hospitals. State police announced the “Blood on Board” program at a press conference Monday. #inform-video-player-3 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; […]

Space Travel Depletes Red Blood Cells And Bone, But Bone Marrow Fat May Come To The Rescue

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet inserts blood samples for MARROW into the Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer aboard the ISS. NASA A study of 14 astronauts suggests that while space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, the body can eventually replenish them back on Earth with the help of fat stored in the bone marrow. The study, […]

Caffeine in Your Blood May Affect Body Fat And Diabetes Risk, Study Finds

The levels of caffeine in your blood could affect the amount of body fat you carry, a factor that in turn could determine your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Those are the findings of a recent study that used genetic markers to establish a more definitive link between caffeine levels, BMI, […]

Mumbai-Ranchi IndiGo flight passenger vomits blood, dies in Nagpur after unscheduled landing

ByHT News Desk Aug 22, 2023 06:29 AM IST Share Via Copy Link The passenger was suffering from CKD and tuberculosis and vomited blood on board, said an official said in Nagpur. A Mumbai-Ranchi IndiGo Airline flight made an unscheduled landing at Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur on Monday evening after a passenger suffered […]

Can a Blood Test Detect Alzheimer’s Disease?

Newswise — LOS ANGELES (Aug. 22, 2023) — In July, the first direct-to-consumer blood test designed to assess a user’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease hit the market. The test, which has not undergone Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review, measures the level of a protein called beta amyloid, a key component of plaques that form in […]

7 Ways to Help Your Loved One Recover From the Emotional Aspects of a Blood Clot

Blood clots don’t always show clear symptoms that can alert someone that something is wrong. This means a hospital visit, treatment, and recovery period can all come seemingly out of nowhere, leaving patients feeling disoriented. It can also bring about a range of emotions a patient is not adequately prepared to deal with. “We refer […]

Blood Culture Tests Market by Method, Product, Technology, Application, End User & Region- Global Forecast to 2028

New York, Aug. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Blood Culture Tests Market by Method, Product, Technology, Application, End User & Region- Global Forecast to 2028” – https://www.reportlinker.com/p03990249/?utm_source=GNW However, high cost of automated instruments and lack of trained laboratory technicians are expected to restrain the market growth in the […]