Aug 21, 2023, 10:19pmUpdated 18h ago By: News 12 Staff A Middletown man is facing DWI charges after police say he had a blood alcohol level that was three times the legal limit. State police say Jorge Tapia-Ramirez, 46, was pulled over Sunday on I-84 in Wallkill after officers got multiple calls about someone driving […]
COLORADO (KRDO) — Beginning Monday, nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is welcoming more blood donors under the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) updated eligibility guidelines. RELATED: Gay, bisexual men now able to donate blood following Red Cross, FDA’s new guidelines For the first time in decades, blood donor eligibility is evaluated independent of sexual orientation. […]
For Monday, Aug. 21, WGN’s Dina Bair has new medical information, including: More Coverage: WGN’s Medical Watch Biomarkers for heart and kidney disease in diabetes patients An analysis of more than 2,500 people with Type 2 diabetes found that high levels of four biomarkers strongly predict the development of heart and kidney issues. The journal, […]
NAGPUR:A 62-year-old passenger onboard an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Ranchi died after vomiting blood mid-flight. The flight made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport due to the passenger’s health condition. The medical team of KIMS-Kingsway hospital, stationed at the Nagpur airport for emergencies, attended to him. A press release issued by the hospital said […]
Enlarge / This 1475 letter written by Vlad the Impaler contains proteins suggesting he suffered from respiratory problems, bloodied tears. Adapted from M.G.G. Pittala et al., 2023/CC BY The eponymous villain of Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula was partly inspired by a real historical person: Vlad III, a 15th century prince of Wallachia (now […]
RUSSELL COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL)— Monday morning, the murder trial of a Columbus man accused of shooting a man inside an unlicensed nightclub in Phenix City began. Jaquandre Bowen was 24 years old when he was accused of fatally shooting Keon Simmons, 27, in March 2020. During opening statements Monday morning, former Russell County District Attorney […]
Whole blood is now available for emergency transfusions on all Maryland State Police helicopters, due to a public-private partnership announced Monday between the University of Maryland Medical Center, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services and Maryland Department of State Police. As part of the “Blood on Board” project, each state police helicopter carries two units […]
Maskot/Getty Images A person’s blood pressure can provide essential insights into their health, but new research finds that something as seemingly minor as the fit of an arm cuff can throw these crucial readings out of whack. For the study, published earlier this month in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers used varying-sized cuffs to test the blood […]
The Malvern Lions Club was fortunate to have associates with Our Blood Institute (OBI), also referred to as the Arkansas Blood Institute, join them for their weekly meeting on Tuesday at the First Baptist Church Family Lite Center. Carvin Brown, Jr., executive director for the tri-state blood bank/distribution service, was accompanied by Lori Erickson, account […]
(WAND) — WAND is partnering with American Red Cross in the Sickle Cell blood drive at the American Red Cross Center in Decatur on Tuesday, September 5 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Donors closer to Springfield can attend the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Blood Drive on Tuesday, September 5 from 11 a.m. to 6 […]