The itchy sign of diabetes you should never ignore – it could be serious

Diabetes symptoms can be difficult to spot, because they rarely make you feel actually unwell… but you could be at risk of the condition if you feel unusually itchy. One of the key warning signs of diabetes is having particularly itchy genitals. Diabetes patients are more susceptible to yeast infections, according to medical website Diabetes.co.uk. […]

Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, researcher and global advocate in infectious diseases and public health

UNSW Sydney has paid tribute to Professor Emeritus Mary-Louise McLaws AO, who worked tirelessly as a world-leading epidemiologist with expertise in hospital infection and infectious diseases control. She played a hugely influential role in spearheading major widespread improvements in infection control, helping save innumerable lives over the last 30-plus years.   In her most recent […]

Community Blood Bank honors fatal motorcycle crash victims with special blood drive

This summer has been difficult for the motorcycle riding community. In the Erie region alone, we’ve already seen several fatal accidents with motorcycles. Sunday, the Community Blood Bank was looking to bring awareness to those accidents and honor two riders who had died from crashes in the past with a special blood drive. Riders have […]

Whooping cough in Denmark: Increased incidence of infections reported this summer

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the whooping cough, or pertussis situation in Denmark, new figures from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) show that the respiratory infection remains at a high level. Bordetella pertussisImage/CDC The infection figures look like this throughout the country: July: 291 cases, June: 290 cases and May: 104 cases. In the month […]

30 Pints Collected During Clarkton Lions Club Blood Drive on Saturday

Spread the love A Staff Report The Clarkton Fire Department was abuzz Saturday with people reaching out to save lives. It wasn’t a group of firefighters doing what they do best, although a fire call did come in about 8:30 that morning and the department volunteers were in the trucks and quickly rolling to the […]

Insufficient Sleep May Worsen Cardiovascular Health Measures

New research suggests that sleeping only five hours per night over a week can have negative effects on cardiovascular health. A study conducted by Penn State found that restricting sleep to just five hours per night throughout the week led to deteriorating cardiovascular health, including heart rate and blood pressure. It was also discovered that […]

Blood Drive Calendar: 08/13/2023

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Versiti Blood Center of Michigan Traverse City, 1-5:30 p.m., Aug. 14, St. Francis Church, 1025 S. Union St. Suttons Bay, 1:45-6 p.m., Aug. 14, St. Michael Catholic Church Father Baker Hall, 315 W. Broadway East Jordan, 2:45-5:30 p.m., Aug. […]

Global COVID-19 cases increase by 80% due to infections in Sourh Korea

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that global COVID-19 cases have increased by 80% in the past four weeks due to a wave of infections in South Korea. The WHO explained that many health networks have stopped reporting infections, with 46% fewer reports in Europe and 42% fewer in the Americas. In the Asia-Pacific region, […]