The Blunt Community Blood Drive will be held tomorrow (Nov. 2, 2023) from 1:30–5:15pm at the Fire Hall in Blunt (210 N. Main Street). LifeServe Blood Center– the company that provides ALL of the blood and blood products for ALL of the Avera medical facilities in South Dakota– will be doing the collections. If you’re […]
DAYTON — A local mother says her five-year-old daughter got off of a Dayton school bus bleeding badly from her head, and now she’s demanding answers. She also says her daughter was let off the school bus with no adult present and walked a half block home with her sister trying to help. >> Loaded […]
Bill Bidwell Jr. told cops who arrived outside his Arizona home on June 9 that his wife, Nicole, was upset that he wasn’t home over a carpet installation He said his wife has ‘a very bad temper,’ and that she hit him at least ‘a hundred times’ Battered and bruised Bidwell tried to gain his […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Give a gift you can’t buy this holiday season and donate blood with Our Blood Institute (OBI). Donors who participate during November and December will receive a limited-edition Grinch T-shirt. As a bonus, now through January 12, blood donors can earn double Donor Store points by downloading the new OBI mobile […]
An important Phase 3 trial has shown that a new drug that targets gonorrhea works as well as the last existing antibiotic to treat the sexually transmitted infection, results that could lead to licensure of the first new treatment for gonorrhea in decades. The co-developers of the drug, the nonprofit Global Antibiotic Research & Development […]
For many kids, getting blood drawn is scary: After all, a relatively unfamiliar person is sticking a sharp needle in their arm.1 Children might feel a loss of control and autonomy, a sense of danger, and a general fear of pain (just like many adults do).2 Roughly 63% of kids between the ages of six […]
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an independent risk factor for serious infection, even at very low levels of gastrointestinal inflammation. This has been shown by a study at the University of Gothenburg. IBD is an umbrella term for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, with a population prevalence of around 0.5%. The main types of IBD are […]
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at La Moille High School, located at 801 S. Main St. The American Red Cross urges blood and platelet donors to make and keep donation appointments to help hospitals restock blood products for patients ahead of the holiday […]
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A Maine neo-Nazi is pulling up stakes on his planned white supremacist compound, after pressure from locals resulted in his ban from a local gym, and his friend’s ban from AirBnB. Christopher Pohlhaus is the founder of the fascist group “Blood Tribe,” which has held small hate rallies harassing minority groups across the country. Alongside […]