BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Community members have an opportunity to save lives and get their Thanksgiving turkey or ham free. The LifeShare Blood Center announced it will be giving out free $15 vouchers for turkey or ham to those people who donate blood at any LifeShare Donor Center or mobile drive from Saturday, Nov. […]
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With a statewide Emergency Appeal for Blood in place, the American Red Cross as asking all donors to get out and give blood at their next earliest opportunity. In upcoming area blood drives : today (Friday) at the Flora High School from 8:30 to 2:00 : today (Friday) at the Cornerstone Church in Effingham […]
John Hopewell November 17, 2023 at 12:04 PM Fresh off making history, becoming the first Latin American to win the best picture award at Sitges with highly acclaimed Shudder Original “When Evil Lurks,” Argentina’s Demián Rugna figures among writers of six finalist screenplays at Tinta Oscura 2023, presented by Blood Window and Argentine independent Del […]
NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. (TND) — A call about a possible domestic dispute ended with a man accused of killing his daughter’s pet. Police called what happened late Monday night an “atrocious violent crime.” Authorities in Connecticut went inside the home of Arnaldo Silva and said they found “a blood trail, leading from the living room, […]
Blood is one of the most essential substances needed to maintain the healthcare system in the United States, and there is a significant shortage of it. The American Red Cross declared a blood shortage on Sept. 11, and the crisis is ongoing – since early August, the American Red Cross has been in desperate need […]
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The combination of self-monitoring and physician-guided titration of antihypertensive medications is associated with lower postpartum blood pressure following a hypertensive pregnancy compared with usual postnatal outpatient care, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the American Heart Association […]
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Standing blood pressure (BP), alone or in combination with seated BP, outperformed seated BP alone in diagnosing hypertension in adults, according to a study recently published in Scientific Reports. John M. Giacona, from the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and colleagues examined the utility of […]
Advertisement Turkey vouchers available for Ochsner blood donors Updated: 10:07 AM CST Nov 17, 2023 Anum Siddiqui Ochsner Health Blood Blank is offering donors a $15 dollar Rouses turkey voucher in exchange to help save a life.Experts at the blood bank say during the holiday season, donations slow down while the demand remains. All blood […]
Researchers at Tulane University have developed a new rapid test that can detect both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) simultaneously with only 200 microliters of blood. The study, which was published in Clinical Chemistry, found that the blood-based test can detect both diseases while also measuring the vital and bacterial loads of patients. Image credit: angellodeco […]
Several major changes are coming to the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe, after a historic vote by Tribal members last Wednesday, Nov. 8, marking a historic day for the St. Croix nation. The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (the “Tribe”) voted in a Secretarial Election to eliminate blood quantum requirements for Tribal membership last week. […]