The American Red Cross has opened a new state-of-the-art blood donation site at 622 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg to better serve the Northwest suburbs. Each day, the Red Cross needs about 12,500 blood donations to meet the needs of patients at roughly 2,500 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country. The Red Cross is […]
Blood flows from Russell Johnson, of Highland, as he donates blood at the American Red Cross Donation Center in Orem on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Russell Johnson, of Highland, donates blood at the American Red Cross Donation Center in Orem on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Red Cross Shark Week ends Monday July 31. Courtesy Red […]
Ukrainian fencer Olha Kharlan said the rules of her sport must be changed following her disqualification for refusing to shake hands with Russian Anna Smirnova at the World Fencing Championships in Milan, Italy. Kharlan, a four-time world champion and Olympic medalist, won the individual saber bout on July 27 by a score of 15-7 over […]
July 28, 2023 3 min read Source/Disclosures Published by: Source: Khera A. Session 8: Novel Approaches to Opportunistic Screening. Presented at: American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention; July 21-23, 2023; Arlington, Texas. Disclosures: Khera reports no relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted […]
I’m Steve Gutterman, the editor of RFE/RL’s Russia/Ukraine/Belarus Desk. Welcome to The Week In Russia, in which I dissect the key developments in Russian politics and society over the previous week and look at what’s ahead. To receive The Week In Russia newsletter in your inbox, click here. Scuttling a deal that helped feed the […]
Getty Images / Getty ImagesAmerican Red Cross Blood Drive Friday, July 28, 2023 from 10 AM to 4 PM Mission Valley Branch Library 18+ Free Did you know that one blood donation can save up to three lives? Or that someone in the United States needs blood every two seconds? You can help save a […]
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – A nationwide blood supply shortage is prompting medical professionals to advise Americans to donate. In a world where many things can be artificial, blood cannot be substituted. In Arizona alone there’s a blood supply decrease of more than a 25 percent, that’s according to Vitalant which is a blood provider for 90 percent of the […]
Steve Horvath, PhD, a principal investigator at Altos Labs, is well known in the field of aging biology for his work building epigenetic aging clocks using the methylation status of the genome as a correlate of age. Horvath is cautious, impartial, and quick to dismiss certain anti-aging interventions, due to insufficient evidence. A few years […]
Clinicians now have a new way to better understand the experiences of patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP). A new study, published in Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, evaluated the psychometric properties of the cTTP Patient Experience Questionnaire (cTTP-PEQ) and found that it is a meaningful tool with which to gauge patients’ experiences with the […]
In the ever-evolving field of healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly playing a crucial role in predicting and preventing cardiovascular disease. This innovative technology is reshaping the landscape of cardiac care, offering a new perspective on early detection and intervention strategies. AI’s potential in cardiovascular disease management lies in its ability to process vast amounts […]