Category Archives: Blood

Southport police hosts blood drive in honor of fallen officer: Lieutenant Aaron Allan

SOUTHPORT, Ind. — The Southport Police Department is honoring one of its fallen officers Saturday by hosting a blood drive. Lieutenant Aaron Allan lost his life in the line of duty in July 2017. Allan was killed by convicted murderer Jason Brown during a traffic stop on Indy’s south side. Man convicted of killing Southport […]

16th annual Enid Community Challenge Blood Drive asks for blood donations

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } ENID, Okla. — One blood donation can save three lives. Cancer patients, newborns and trauma victims across the country require life saving blood transfusions every day. But Oklahoma is struggling to fill the demand of 1,200 daily blood donations. […]

Out for blood: Mosquitoes are buzzing and biting as rains give way to heat

Megan Hennessy of South Portland slaps at a mosquito Tuesday while gardening at the community garden at Hinckley Park in South Portland. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer Megan Hennessy was trying to make quick work of picking produce from her 17-by-8-foot plot in the community garden at Hinckley Park in South Portland. But as she plucked […]

Bengaluru doctors treat senior citizen whose hand ‘stole’ blood from brain

Can a hand “steal” blood from the brain? Yes, say doctors at a private hospital in Bengaluru who last week diagnosed a not-so-common condition in a 72-year-old patient from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh. For the last two months, the patient was finding it difficult to speak, particularly when using his left hand for work. He […]

Urgent call for blood donations in Winnipeg as inventory reaches “concerning level”

By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted July 21, 2023 10:29 pm Updated July 21, 2023 11:20 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size An urgent call for blood donations in Winnipeg. Canadian Blood Services says the inventory here is reaching levels of concern with 475 appointments needing to be filled in Winnipeg to […]

Browns WR Marquise Goodwin to miss start of training camp with blood clots in legs, lungs – Sent-trib

leveland Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin takes part in drills at the NFL football team’s practice facility June 6, 2023, in Berea, Ohio. Goodwin will miss the start of his first training camp with Cleveland due to blood clots in his legs and lungs. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File) CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns wide receiver Marquise […]