Category Archives: Blood

An estimated 61.9 million U.S. adults are on blood pressure medication, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — but a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that cutting just 1 teaspoon of salt each day could have the same effect. Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, […]

Lifestream will be holding a blood drive tomorrow (November 18) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Vons in Yucca Valley, located at 57590 Twentynine Palms Highway. Healthy individuals at least 15 years of age may donate blood. Everyone under 17 years of age must provide LifeStream with written parental consent. Donors receive a free […]

On paper, Laika: Aged Through Blood is the kind of game I would normally avoid at all costs. It’s a bloody and violent Metroidvania starring an anthropomorphic coyote on a motorcycle – or, as the developers like to call it, ‘motorvania’. It makes no compromises about the need to ride and shoot and spin and […]

San Angelo, TX-The holidays are a special time of year, filled with family, friends and festivities. But patients needing lifesaving transfusions may not be able to celebrate in the same way. This November, in their honor and to support their needs, put blood donation at the top of your holiday “to do” list. You’ll be […]

This article was originally published by Pharmacy Times®. This version has been lightly edited. Multiple myeloma blood testing | Image credit: luchschenF – stock.adobe.com A recent study published in Nature Cancer showed that distinct genomic drivers in multiple myeloma may affect clinical outcomes. Researchers also identified factors associated with sustained minimal residual disease negativity.1 Investigators […]

Karuna Therapeutics has ticked another task off the to-do list for its blockbuster-in-waiting KarXT, posting phase 1b data that counter concerns about the effect of the schizophrenia therapy on blood pressure. Questions about the effect of xanomeline, the active ingredient in KarXT, on blood pressure date back to the years before Eli Lilly shelved the […]

ATLANTIC BEACH, Carteret County — Roll up your sleeves for a live-saving blood drive. The Atlantic Beach Fire Department is hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 in memory of Beatrice Neal McGinty. The event is happening from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Atlantic Beach Fire Department located at 125 W […]

The Colony to host Red Cross Blood Drive The City of The Colony will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at The Colony Annex, located at 6804 Main St. Visit RedCrossBlood.org, and use sponsor code “thecolony” to make an appointment.