BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A blood drive is happening Wednesday in honor of the two firefighters shot at Fire Station 9 one week ago today. One of those firefighters, Jordan Melton, died Monday evening. Timeline of Carlee Russell’s disappearance, return and the ongoing investigation into what happened to her This has been a heartbreaking time […]
The annual Battle of the Badges blood drive wrapped up Tuesday at St. Thomas More Church with the Red Cross collecting 136 pints of blood. While falling short of its goal of 210 pints, Red Cross spokesperson Kristi Ingalls tells KMAN they appreciate the support they received and noted the blood collected will help up […]
WASHINGTON | July 19, 2023 – Georgetown University announces the launch of Analysis and Mapping of Policies for all Emerging Infectious Diseases (AMP for EID), a first-of-its-kind policy platform to enhance preparedness, prevention, and response efforts for emerging infectious diseases, including SARS, MERS, Ebola, and Covid-19. With over seventy international agreements related to global health […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – More than 20,000 babies are born needing open heart surgery. These complex procedures are a lifeline for children with congenital heart defects. Many of these surgeries can take up to 12 hours. Now, one surgeon has developed something that could transform the field of heart surgeries not only for babies, […]
The following is a summary of “Cardiovascular Disease in Testicular Cancer Survivors: Identification of Risk Factors and Impact on Quality of Life,” published in the July 2023 issue of Oncology by Lubberts, et al. For a study, researchers sought to assess cardiometabolic risk factors and quality of life (QoL) in testicular cancer (TC) survivors to […]
This story has Unlimited Access. Please support our commitment to public service journalism. Subscribe now. Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the sole supplier of blood, platelets, and plasma to patients at 44 area healthcare facilities, needs blood donors to help ensure a strong summer blood supply to help avoid typical summer blood shortages […]
Star Trek has been a refreshing comics experience since Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly took over the property at IDW, and now their first crossover event starts today. Christopher Cantwell headlines “Day of Blood” with artist Ramon Rosanas in a story that has Klingons rising up now that they have the power to kill gods. […]
FOR THE LEDGER The City of Enterprise will host a blood drive on Thursday at the Enterprise Farmers Market. The blood drive will take place inside the LifeSouth Bloodmobile from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donors must be 16 or older, weigh at least 110 pounds, and show photo identification. Sixteen-year-olds require written parental permission. […]
Six out of 10 Americans are living with a chronic disease, but access to convenient and low-cost health testing isn’t always available for patients, and bottlenecks still exist with current testing approaches. SiPhox Health wants to change that through more advanced blood testing using silicon photonic chip technology to put a lab-grade health testing device […]
