Rishi Sunak is used to being heckled on Wednesdays. Each week, he stands at the dispatch box where he and MPs on both sides interrupt, laugh and heckle at one another for a set time of 30 minutes. This week, however, the prime minister’s Wednesday hecklers were an unfamiliar audience. The rowdy atmosphere was gone, […]
Adelaide mother-of-two with extremely rare blood type seeks donors for live-saving heart surgery Search for donations of rare blood type A mother needs lifesaving surgery By Kathryn Magann For Australian Associated Press and Sarah Liversidge For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:10 EDT, 29 July 2023 | Updated: 02:10 EDT, 29 July 2023
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – The Nathan Artz Blood Drive which started after a heartbreaking loss is now a beacon of hope for many. It has grown into one of the biggest blood drives in the state. KMOT’s Ethan Wiley has more. St. Therese, Church of the Little Flower, may seem ordinary from the outside, but […]
Earlier this week, Lifeblood called out for donors to find a blood type so rare that just one in 10,000 people might be a match. Adelaide mum Amira, 37, has a blood type so rare just one in 10,000 people might be a match. (Supplied) Since the call-out, three suitable donors have been identified. The […]
A novel testing platform under development by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and CytoAstra, LLC could provide a new noninvasive test for malaria that doesn’t require a blood sample. The platform technology, known as cytophone, detects malaria infection in blood cells using lasers and ultrasound. Researchers developing the platform believe it […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Birmingham Fire and Rescue is now carrying whole blood, making them the first in the state and third in the country to perform blood transfusions in the field. They say it’s a life-saving game-changer for first responders. Whole blood is the same that flows through our bodies. It’s used to treat […]
Three suitable donors have been found during an urgent nationwide search for an Adelaide mother with a rare blood type in need of life-saving heart surgery. Key points: An Adelaide mother with a rare blood type is waiting to have open heart surgery A national call-out for donors has found three suitable matches More matches […]
A new multi-center study led by doctors at Boston Medical Center and Columbia University found that having a genetic variant in the prealbumin gene alone is not sufficient for diagnosis of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in older Black patients. Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers discovered that a blood test that measures […]
Legendary singer Tina Turner, who died in May at the age of 83 after a long illness, wrote about her history of high blood pressure and kidney disease, leading to a kidney transplant. Turner should be applauded for her willingness to share her medical history to publicize the importance of looking after your kidneys, just […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service is rolling out a new program that allows it to have whole blood on its trucks. BFRS Medical Director Will Ferguson said when responding to trauma calls, they aim for what they call “the golden hour.” He said most trauma patients have about one hour […]