Category Archives: Blood

Blood donations will travel from Rockford to McHenry County

ROCKFORD— Crystal Lake’s Mercyhealth Hospital and Physician Clinic is now getting blood donations supplied from the Rock River Valley Blood Center.  The CEO of the blood center, Lisa Entrikin, says, ““We are excited to continue expanding our longtime partnership with Mercyhealth. Our shared mission allows RRVBC to help their exceptional team of professionals and caregivers […]

Tori Kelly recovering at home after blood clot hospitalization: report

Tori Kelly is recovering at home after her “scary” hospitalization for blood clots. Insiders told TMZ the “Paper Hearts” singer was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday after she spent more than a week in the intensive care unit. But she is not out of the woods yet and will have to […]

Judge rules portion of state’s newborn blood screening program violated rights of children

It’s not clear how this will impact millions of blood samples on file with the state SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) A judge has once again found key parts of Michigan’s newborn blood-testing program unconstitutional. It’s a case that we first told you about in 2018 as a lawsuit was brought by four mid-Michigan parents. They […]

Judge: Part of state’s newborn blood screening violates children’s rights

It’s not clear how this will impact millions of blood samples on file with the state SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) A judge has once again found key parts of Michigan’s newborn blood-testing program unconstitutional. It’s a case that we first told you about in 2018 as a lawsuit was brought by four Mid-Michigan parents. They […]

Filter tip stent retrievers may allow neurointerventionalists to remove blood clots on first try during stroke treatment

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 20th Annual Meeting shows that different types of stent retriever tips may result in improved patient outcomes when performing mechanical thrombectomy to treat stroke. Ischemic stroke, one of the most common types of strokes, happens when a brain artery becomes blocked, […]

Rare blood flown in from UK to donate to Aussie mum awaiting life-saving surgery

Aussie mum Amira Soliman has a rare combination “O” and “A” blood type, with fewer than one in 10,000 people thought to be a match. Last week, 9News reported that the 37-year-old South Australian had all but “exhausted” options in Australia, concerning doctors who said time was running out for Soliman, currently in hospital awaiting […]