WINCHESTER — Everett “Buddy” Morgan wants to pay it forward. Morgan, who has worked for 44 years at Cives Steel in Winchester, had a recent medical emergency that required him to receive dozens of units of blood. He now wants to organize a blood drive so the community can help him replenish the American Red Cross’ […]
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Andrew Kuykendall, MD, assistant member, Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses frontline cytoreductive treatment options for patients with polycythemia vera. In the management of polycythemia vera, the choice of treatment with frontline cytoreductive therapies is primarily between pegylated interferon alfa-2a or hydroxyurea, 2 agents that possess distinct characteristics, Kuykendall says. Pegylated interferon alfa-2a […]
Bengaluru: The city is seeing a surge in respiratory infections. More cases of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) are being reported among children as well as adults, say doctors. Cough that refuses to go and fatigue that lingers long after illness are some of the distinguishing features of this round of infections, they point out.Patients tend […]
Waseem Mushtaha’s four children have been out of school for almost two weeks. Instead of learning mathematics or geography, they are being taught how to ration water. “Every day I fill a bottle of water for each one and I tell them: Try to manage this,” he told Al Jazeera, speaking from the southern Gaza […]
GRIMES COUNTY, Texas — The Grimes County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a blood drive Tuesday at the American Legion McClusky Post 640, 415 Hill Street in Anderson. According to the agency’s Facebook page, “this month they will be giving away special shirts to support the Astros!” The drive is by appointment only. Click here to schedule.
Mary Lou Retton excelled against her competitors to win an Olympic gold medal in 1984 — but now the 55-year-old American gymnastics icon faces a more challenging opponent. On a fundraising page earlier this month, Retton’s daughter, McKenna Kelley, wrote that her mother “has a very rare form of pneumonia and is fighting for her […]
