Category Archives: Blood

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is having another surgery Thursday to remove blood clots in one of his legs and will miss his highly anticipated appearance Friday in Las Vegas at the Pac-12 Conference’s annual football media day. Sanders announced the news Wednesday, as documented on his namesake son’s YouTube channel. This will be his […]

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) — This is very exciting because, currently, there is no single test for Alzheimer’s disease. A diagnosis is usually based on a few different types of assessments. For example, mental status testing, physical and neuropsychological exams, laboratory tests, and brain imaging. The study’s findings were presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. […]

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (KCRG) – According to research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, a simple, finger-prick blood test is showing promise in its ability to detect Alzheimer’s disease. The study recruited 307 middle-aged to elderly patients. Researchers conducted cognitive testing and a CT scan for primary care physicians to look at and diagnose. At […]

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In a bid to boost blood donations during the summer months, the city of Plano organized the Battle of the Badges, a blood drive competition between the Plano Police Department and the Plano Fire Department. The winner would not only claim bragging rights but also contribute to saving lives in the community. After several weeks […]

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System is joining with Carter BloodCare to meet the needs of local patients and donors with upcoming blood drives scheduled for Aug. 2. “Partnering with such a well-known, established brand like Carter BloodCare will allow us to reach a larger donor pool and expand our services across the region,” said Jessica […]

A Texas mother is accused of subjecting her 3-year-old daughter to medical child abuse and lying to medical staff at various hospitals in an alleged case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, according to court documents obtained by multiple news outlets. Jessica Gasser, 27, allegedly had multiple “unnecessary medical procedures” performed on her child for an […]

<a href="https://media2.citybeat.com/citybeat/imager/u/original/15642084/news_ohio_buckeyeflame_blooddonation_pexels-charliehelen-rob.png" rel="contentImg_gal-15642076" title="Photo: Charlie Helen-Robinson, Pexels" data-caption="   Photo: Charlie Helen-Robinson, Pexels ” class=”uk-display-block uk-position-relative uk-visible-toggle”> click to enlarge Hoxworth Blood Center, the second oldest blood bank in the country and internationally-recognized leading center in transfusion medicine, is urgently seeking blood donors. Hoxworth Blood serves over 30 hospitals and medical centers in the area and […]

BANGOR — For nearly 20 years, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center has been leading the way in decreasing blood loss and providing an alternative to receiving transfused blood during surgery. The perioperative autologous blood collection and processing program, or Cell-Saver Program, was launched at the medical center by a few cardiac nurses during coronary […]