Credit: NHS Blood and Transplant Microplastics are in water, soil, air, and just about everywhere around us. Now experts have also detected microplastics in human bodies, the bloodstream of most humans, heart muscles, lungs, and even in placentas and feces of babies. Eating and breathing microplastics Based on over 3,600 samples, scientists have estimated that […]
After the trend of wristbands and watches in wearables, it seems that the trend of rings is all set to sweep over the wearables market. Now, Samsung appears poised to enter the ring with its own ring, that may well be dubbed as the Galaxy Ring – at the moment there does not appear to […]
According to the American Red Cross, there was a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer. This shortfall, according to the Red Cross, makes it hard to keep hospital shelves stocked with lifesaving blood products. Blood donations are needed from type O negative and positive, B negative and […]
The Stanford Blood Center is facing an urgent need for blood donations right now and is calling on the community for help. “August is often a challenging time for blood collection with many regular donors traveling and families focused on back-to-school preparations,” a statement from the blood center said. “Unfortunately, this August is no exception […]
LifeStream Blood Bank has sent 60 pints of blood products to the Blood Bank of Hawaii to aid the victims of the recent surging wildfires in Maui. More than 60 people have died in the fires, leaving dozens seriously injured. Hawaiian hospitals in Maui and Oahu are seriously impacted by burn victims, reports say. “LifeStream […]
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – The American Red Cross is looking for donors for an upcoming blood drive in Wirt County. The American Red Cross Ohio River Valley district executive director, Sharon Kesselring said blood supply has slightly fallen. Kesselring said this is due to the expected drop in donors because of back-to-school events. She added […]
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Wilmington’s fire and police departments are cooperating with the American Red Cross in the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive on Wednesday, Aug. 20, to see who can recruit the most blood donors. The event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Red Cross Blood Donation Center on […]
DETROIT (WXYZ) — “I need medics now. I’m shot,” said a Detroit Police officer as he radioed for help early Friday morning. Just after midnight, police were in the area of Morang and Whitehill on Detroit’s east side to investigate apparent gunshots that had been detected by ShotSpotter. Upon arriving, someone notified police that there […]
Habeba Mostafa Habeba Mostafa is a staff reporter and photographer for The Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Having received her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her graduate degree from Cal State Northridge, she has experience in writing, photographing and creating social media content for CSUN’s official platforms. She also interned at Fox Entertainment. Have a story? […]