A sample Virginia driver’s license, showing what the icon indicating blood type will look like. (Courtesy Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles) Virginians now have the option to list their blood types on their driver’s license as a way to help first responders in case of an emergency. Customers who want to renew, replace or apply […]
Ahead of today’s queen stage of the Tour de France, Jumbo-Visma and UAE Team Emirates received an extra visit from doping inspectors who blood tested riders in their respective team buses. The news, broken by Dutch cycling website Wielerflits, comes the day after Jonas Vingegaard’s stage 16 time trial-winning performance stunned the cycling world, both the […]
Share on PinterestDahlias may be able to improve blood sugar regulation, new research finds. Sepia Times/Getty Images The petals of colorful dahlias contain three molecules that together may help people with prediabetes or diabetes control their blood sugar levels, according to new research. These molecules reduce brain inflammation, which in turn improves insulin function. The […]
Share on PinterestOscar Wong/Getty Images A new drug to help prevent RSV in newborns and infants has been approved by the FDA. Experts agree Beyfortus can be helpful in preventing serious RSV infections and hospitalizations. Beyfortus has demonstrated safety and efficacy with minimal risks and side effects. The FDA recently announced the approval of a […]
Switching from protease inhibitors to dolutegravir in virologically suppressed patients with HIV did not have an impact on blood pressure changes or incidence of hypertension, according to post-hoc analysis published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Investigators aimed to assess incident hypertension at 48 weeks in virologically suppressed patients with HIV. Secondary outcomes were factors associated with […]
The day is here! At long last the first ever Star Trek comic book event has finally hit the shelves. Star Trek: Day of Blood Part #1 is the beginning of a five-part adventure, pushing the characters we’ve come to know and love to their absolute limits. But there’s been a fair bit of hype […]
Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu) elicited clinically meaningful response in patients with HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer, according to findings from the phase 2 DESTINY-Gastric02 trial (NCT04014075).1 Results from the primary and updated analysis of the study published concurrently in Lancet Oncology. Among patients who had disaese progression after treatment with trastuzumab (Herceptin), patients treated […]
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Yet, as health care professionals know too well, all blood types are needed. We were heartened to learn that Fairbanks residents donated enough blood last Wednesday at the Blood Bank of Alaska’s LIFEmobile at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (FMH) to […]
Today at the Rogers Convention Center, the Red Cross is teaming up with 40/29 News and the Arkansas CW to host a blood drive. Donors can come give blood anytime today between 9am-2pm. Anyone who is able-bodied and healthy can participate.Red Cross leadership said during the summer months, they need donations more than ever. “It’s […]
