Category Archives: Blood

UMC and South Texas Blood & Tissue to partner for blood drive

LUBBOCK, Texas— The South Texas Blood & Tissue and University Medical Center located at 602 Indiana Avenue will host a blood drive to “help build the supply” during the holiday season on Monday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., according to a press release. Jobs in Lubbock […]

2023 trends: Red Cross responds to growing climate-driven humanitarian needs

Donate on GivingTuesday or give blood during the holidays to help for future crises In 2023, the intensifying climate crisis took a devastating toll on people in the U.S. who turned to the American Red Cross for help coping with a record number of billion-dollar disasters. This year, an all-time high of 25 billion-dollar disasters […]

Marvel’s Blood Hunt will be “a big deal for the Marvel Universe” promises Avengers writer Jed McKay

The dinner bell is ringing, and Marvel’s vampires are ready to feed. What’s on the menu? Every hero in the Marvel Universe. ‘Blood Hunt’ is Marvel’s next big crossover event, which finds our favorite heroes fighting a massive vampire invasion. The storyline, which was announced at New York Comic Con, will hit stores in spring […]

Sickle cell gene therapy process may cause cancer-linked mutations in blood stem cells

Gene therapy has the potential to dramatically benefit patients with genetic blood disorders, but a small study on participants in a clinical trial for sickle cell disease suggests that a key process carried out prior to giving the treatment might cause mutations that make blood stem cells more likely to turn cancerous. On Nov. 16 […]

Get Healthy: How to keep blood donations coming during the critical holiday season

Jane Ammeson Times correspondent Typically a season of giving, the holidays see blood donations drop by approximately 25%. “That’s a significant number particularly because demand generally increases during that time,” says Kristin Paltzer, public relations manager at Versiti, a company that provides blood products to hospitals, medical centers and blood centers throughout Northwest Indiana. The […]

Lab-Grown Brain Blood Vessels Show New Ways to Prevent Stroke, Dementia

MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lab-grown blood vessels are providing new insight into how damage to the tiny vessels in the brain can cause them to leak, contributing to dementia and stroke. Even better, this research has identified a drug target that could plug these leaks and potentially reduce a person’s risk of […]

Blood on Satan’s Claw 4K UHD Release Coming in 2024 for Classic British Horror

Classic British Folk Horror The Blood on Satan’s Claw is getting a 4K UHD Blu-ray release from 88 Films. Devil in the 4K UHD Details The story of The Blood on Satan’s Claw sees the accidental unearthing of Satan’s earthly remains, which causes the children of a 17th-century English village to convert into a coven […]

‘Blood Money’: Russia Rips ‘Selfish’ Biden; Claims U.S. Cashing In On Two Raging Wars

Published on Nov 20, 2023 05:24 PM IST Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has berated U.S. President Joe Biden. Medvedev claimed that “blood and money” are the essence of U.S. security doctrine. He claimed that the U.S. makes itself safer by starting “wars on other continents.” Medvedev made these scathing comments, accusing Joe Biden of […]

Skift Meetings – Navigating the Legal Middle Ground

Skift Take Since joining Maritz Global Events in 2017, Jill Blood has tackled everything from international privacy laws to the legality of renting blimps. Blood’s artful navigation of the legal middle ground is as thrilling as it is crucial. Andrea Doyle Share LinkedIn icon Twitter icon facebook icon Mail icon Jill Joerling Blood joined Maritz […]