GRAND FORKS — As Carla Falcon waited for law enforcement to arrive at the scene of her neighbor’s death, she noticed what appeared to be blood underneath the fingernails of Kindi Jalloh, who’d been living with her neighbor — Douglas Elgert — at the time. “Why do your hands have blood on them?” she recalled […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Keeping blood pressure in check could save lives among Asian adults with type 2 diabetes, suggests a sizable new study of more than 80,000 patients in Singapore. But how low should it go? A new study led by Duke-NUS Medical School, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, examined […]
Lake County child ate product bought in Deschutes County PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – State and local health officials said Thursday they have identified at least six children in Oregon with elevated blood lead levels after they ate certain pouches of applesauce called WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Purée. The elevated blood lead reports follow a safety and […]
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Blood donations are vital for the overall health of our nation. After all, the blood doesn’t appear out of thin air. “The need never stops, that remains constant. The need for blood is every day. We need people to be donating blood to ensure that ready blood supply. Because as […]
“Be The Match” registry began today to encourage community members to donate to help those with blood cancer. LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – Gundersen Health System partnered up with the Be The Match organization to host a blood stem cell registration drive on Thursday. Those who signed up at the event were added to Be […]
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in late October 2023 urging consumers to avoid purchasing and to immediately stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products because of risk of eye infection that could result in partial vision loss or even blindness. More products were soon added to the list, and a few others […]
Air filtration systems do not reduce the risk of picking up viral infections, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new study published today reveals that technologies designed to make social interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective in the real world. The team studied technologies including air filtration, germicidal […]
Disparities in health care persist, with Hispanic and Black adults reporting less satisfaction with their interactions with physicians, leading to poorer quality of care and health outcomes. While 19% of people in the U.S. identify as Hispanic, fewer than 7% of physicians do. This lack of representation in the delivery of health care has been […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Air filtration systems do not reduce the risk of picking up viral infections, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new study published today in Preventive Medicine reveals that technologies designed to make social interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective in the real world. The […]
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