Urgent call for blood donations in Winnipeg as inventory reaches “concerning level”

By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted July 21, 2023 10:29 pm Updated July 21, 2023 11:20 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size An urgent call for blood donations in Winnipeg. Canadian Blood Services says the inventory here is reaching levels of concern with 475 appointments needing to be filled in Winnipeg to […]

Breaking news: Listeria infection sickens 5, kills 3 in Washington

A deadly outbreak of infections from Listeria is under investigation by state and local officials in Washington. As of late today five patients had been identified. All five required hospitalization and three have died, according to the Tacoma-Pierece County Health Department. All of the patients are or were in their 60s or 70s and all […]

Fly toolkit created for investigating COVID-19 infection mechanisms

image: 3-D rendering of cells in the salivary gland expressing the SARS-CoV2 protein NSP8 showing the abnormal accumulation of actin in ring-like structures (green staining). Similar actin rings have been observed in human cells infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus. view more  Credit: Daniel Bressan Millions of deaths and ongoing illnesses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have […]

Call for papers theme issue on generative and multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) in digital cardiovascular medicine

image: Call for Papers Theme Issue on Generative and Multimodal Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Digital Cardiovascular Medicine view more  Credit: JMIR Publications JMIR Cardio Editor-in-Chief: Gunther Eysenbach, MD, MPH, FACMI welcomes submissions to a special theme issue examining “Generative and Multimodal Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Digital Cardiovascular Medicine.” This call for papers aims to explore the […]

Treating bladder infections with viruses

image: Electron micrograph of phages view more  Credit: Matthew Dunne / ScopeM / ETH Zurich About one in two women are affected by cystitis during her lifetime, and many suffer from recurrent urinary tract infections. Bladder infections are not only painful and potentially dangerous, but they also pose a significant dilemma for physicians. With antibiotic resistance […]

Browns WR Marquise Goodwin to miss start of training camp with blood clots in legs, lungs – Sent-trib

leveland Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin takes part in drills at the NFL football team’s practice facility June 6, 2023, in Berea, Ohio. Goodwin will miss the start of his first training camp with Cleveland due to blood clots in his legs and lungs. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File) CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns wide receiver Marquise […]

2-year-old Nevada boy dies from brain-eating amoeba after visit to hot spring

A 2-year-old boy from Nevada, died this week from a Naegleria fowleri infection, also known as a brain-eating amoeba, state health officials and his mother said.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Naegleria fowleri to be the cause of the child’s illness, the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health said in […]

Canadian Blood Services needs close to 500 Winnipeg donors to sustain inventory

Canadian Blood Services is asking people in Winnipeg to donate blood this weekend as its inventory is concerningly low.  Winnipeg needs to fill 475 appointments to keep inventory levels sufficient for the rest of July, says a Friday afternoon news release.  There is currently enough inventory to meet the needs of hospital patients, but the […]

Got ‘Bad Blood?’ Want to avoid the Swifties altogether? Here’s how

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are descending upon Seattle this weekend. The Eras Tour double feature at Lumen Field is one of five major events happening within city limits. For those of you looking to escape from Emerald City, we’ve got some advice. Aisha Dayal with the Washington Department of Transportation suggests the earlier you […]

NYC EMS worker stabbed by felon in ambulance suffered ‘significant’…

The EMS worker who was repeatedly stabbed in an ambulance by a convicted felon she was treating suffered “significant” blood loss and nerve damage to her thigh that requires additional surgery, prosecutors revealed Friday. Rudy Garcia, 48, was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on an attempted murder charge for allegedly attacking the 25-year-old Mount Sinai […]