Category Archives: Blood

RUSTON, La. (KTVE/KARD) — LifeShare Blood Center and Louisiana Tech University will host a blood drive to help the victims involved in the La Tech stabbing incident on Monday. On Thursday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, the LifeShare Blood Center will be working with La Tech and hosting a replenishment blood drive […]

RUSTON, La. (KNOE) – LifeShare Blood Center and Louisiana Tech University are working together to host a replenishment blood drive for the victims of the Nov. 13 stabbings on campus. RELATED: Louisiana Tech student arrested following stabbing incident on campus The drive will be on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Ropp […]

Veterans’ advocates are pushing to have several blood cancers added to the list of conditions considered to be service-connected under the PACT Act, a move that would make some Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans eligible for expedited health care and benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a scientific review to decide whether acute […]

Children who undergo CT imaging are at increased risk of blood cancer, according to a team of investigators from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). The study results “highlight the importance of continuing to apply strict radiological protection measures, particularly in pediatric populations,” the institute said in a statement released on November 9, the […]

It’s a conversation now. It couldn’t be avoided. Not after what UConn did last March. The Huskies were so dominant on their way to a fifth National Championship that the question was unavoidable. “Is UConn a blue blood?” For some, it’s an absolute no-brainer. For others? Not so much. “I’m just mostly proud of the way […]

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Described as “Texan to his core,” Dr. Danny Kim, M.D. was recently diagnosed with advanced leukemia. The 57-year-old Cook Children’s pediatrician is in urgent need of a blood stem cell transplant. Dr. Kim shown here changing a newborn’s diaper.  Andrea Lucia, CBS News Texas And Dr. Kim’s colleagues want to help him, […]

Reducing daily sodium intake by around 4,000 mg/day significantly lowered systolic blood pressure in more than 70% of adults, ages 50 to 75, in as little as one week compared to their usual diet, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023. The meeting, Nov. 11-13, in Philadelphia, is […]

An intensive, four-year blood-pressure intervention significantly reduced the risk of developing dementia among adults with high blood pressure compared to people who received usual care, in a study reported as late-breaking science today at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023. The meeting, Nov. 11-13, in Philadelphia, is a premier global exchange of the latest […]