LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) – A blood drive, hosted by the Lawton Board of Realtors, was held today in Lawton in hopes of helping make sure Our Blood Institute has enough donations. On top of getting donations, officials with the board say if they got more than 15 donations they’d then get funds from the institute. […]
Minneapolis police say they have cracked a 1984 cold-case murder and assault thanks to new DNA technology. Authorities named Matthew Russell Brown, 66, as the suspect accused of murdering Robert Miller inside his south Minneapolis apartment on July 17, 1984, when Brown would have been 27 years old. Court records filed last month show Brown was charged with second-degree […]
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Regulations for blood donation centers and plasma donation centers vary, and the chief medical officer for Our Blood Institute (OBI) told Enid Rotarians that for-profit plasma centers are contributing to a decrease in blood donations at nonprofit centers. Dr. […]
The blood bank said the summer is a time when more accidents and injuries happen and require life-saving blood transfusions. Bloodworks Northwest is encouraging people to make appointments in July and August to ensure the blood shortage doesn’t affect the care of local cancer, trauma, and surgery patients and maintain enough blood for emergencies. Same […]
Published July 24. 2023 02:45PM After a summer of declining donations, the American Red Cross needs the public’s help to prevent a blood shortage. When donors give blood or platelets in the coming weeks, they help ensure trauma patients, those undergoing cancer treatment, and people with lifelong blood disorders can get the blood they need. […]
(WBNG) — The American Red Cross said it is seeking the public’s help as blood donations dwindle. The Red Cross especially needs type O-negative, type O-positive and type B-negative blood donors. It also needs platelet donors. The organization said that blood and platelet donations can help trauma patients and those undergoing cancer treatment. It can […]
Minneapolis police say they have cracked a 1984 cold-case murder and assault thanks to new DNA technology. Authorities named Matthew Russell Brown, 66, as the suspect accused of murdering Robert Miller inside his south Minneapolis apartment on July 17, 1984, when Brown would have been 27 years old. Court records filed last month show Brown […]
It’s long been known that physical activity helps improve blood sugar levels. When you’re active, the glucose in your blood gets used up by your muscles for energy—and this helps to lower the amount of glucose (AKA sugar) in your blood. In fact, whether you have diabetes or not, accumulating a lot of uninterrupted sedentary […]
NAtasha Pollock By Maisie Olah BBC News, West Midlands A woman who lost 44 pints of blood in an emergency C-section, is pushing for more people to donate blood. Natasha Pollock was given one of the biggest blood transfusions in the UK after she gave birth at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital in 2015. She said […]
<img alt class="gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn" src="https://medicalguru.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/maxresdefault-1.jpg" onload="if(this.naturalWidth Shark Week gets people thinking about blood, an opportunity recognized by the American Red Cross, which hopes to get donors to climb aboard. After a summer of declining donations, the emergency assistance agency says there’s a blood shortage. When a donor makes and keeps an appointment to give blood […]