Category Archives: Blood

Country singer Renee Blair says she lost ‘roughly half the blood in my body’ during childbirth

Country singer Renee Blair revealed that she lost over two liters of blood while giving birth to her first child. Blair announced on Instagram Friday that she and her husband Jordan Schmidt welcomed a son in a black and white image of the new family in a hospital bed.  Alongside the photo, Blair included a series […]

Red Cross warns of blood shortage; list upcoming Livingston County blood collections

ROCHESTER — The American Red Cross has seen a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer, which makes it hard to keep hospital shelves stocked with lifesaving blood products. By making an appointment to give blood or platelets in August, donors can keep the national blood supply from […]

First Period Study Using Actual Blood Finds Shocking Discrepancies Across Products

Image: Getty Just how underrepresented this topic is was quantified by Stanford University, who reported that a search for ‘menstrual blood’ on medical database PubMed brought up just 400 results from the last several decades, while a search for ‘erectile dysfunction’ had approximately 10,000 results from the same period.  In keeping with this trend, the […]

Apple working on Watch X smartwatch with upgraded display, blood pressure monitor

Apple is working on a new smartwatch, dubbed Watch X, to commemorate ten years of its first Apple Watch under the leadership of Tim Cook. According to Apple analyst and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the Apple Watch X might be released in 2024 or 2025, as the Apple smartwatch category was unveiled in 2014 and released […]

What can help prevent blood clots after surgery?

A blood clot is a potential complication after surgery. To help prevent blood clots, a doctor may advise doing exercises to promote blood flow, wearing compression garments, and taking blood-thinning medications. Blood clotting is an important process that can prevent excessive bleeding after injury to a blood vessel. However, in some cases, blood clots can […]