A gallon donor among Lakeside’s Blood Drive Club

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP — The Lakeside High School Red Cross Blood Drive club hosted its fall blood drive on Sept. 14. LHS senior Ian Jones recorded his eighth blood donation, making him a Gallon Donor. The club gave him a […]

Aussie surf star gravely ill in Bali hospital, “I am in desperate need of some blood transfusions, I have lost a lot of blood.”

“My blood type is rare to find in Indo and I am looking for anyone who is a negative or O negative.” The Gold Coast shredder Mark Richardson, a four-time Aussie champ who was famously stripped of his 2011 World Masters Title two years after winning it for testing poz to weed, the first and […]

Cardiovascular disease burden, outcomes among American Indian and Alaska native Medicare beneficiaries

About The Study: The results of this study of 220,000 American Indian and Alaska Native patients with Medicare insurance suggest a significant burden of cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic risk factors. These findings highlight the critical need for future efforts to prioritize the cardiovascular health of this population.  Authors: Lauren A. Eberly, M.D., M.P.H., of the Indian Health […]

Scent-trained dogs can help detect COVID-19 infections, trainers say

It took about a year for researchers to develop a reliable, at-home self-test for COVID-19 after the virus was identified. Heather Junqueira, the founder of BIO-K9, says a scent-trained dog can be learn to do the same in weeks. “They pick up the changes very, very early. They’re highly sensitive,” she said. Junqueira trains dogs […]

SIUT opens free paediatric cardiac unit

KARACHI: The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) has started providing healthcare facilities to children suffering from congenital heart diseases and other cardiac disorders at birth. According to a press release, the newly established Paediatric Cardiac Unit of the Institute organised community outreach camps in rural areas of Sindh province in recent weeks, where […]

This groundbreaking therapy becomes lifeline for blood cancer patients

This groundbreaking therapy becomes lifeline for blood cancer patients. The Mirror A “game-changing” triple therapy has been given the green light for NHS patients in the UK in a significant stride towards transforming the landscape of myeloma treatment.  For thousands of Brits grappling with this incurable blood cancer, this development is nothing short of a […]

Survey: 10 to 20% of Japan’s adult COVID patients had post-infection symptoms

A Japanese government survey has found that about 10 to 20 percent of adults infected with the coronavirus had aftereffects, including cough and fatigue, for more than two months after infection. A team from the health ministry surveyed about 195,000 residents aged five to 79 in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward, Yao City in Osaka, and Sapporo […]

Unseasonal flu surges across Japan amid lower immunity post-COVID

The number of new influenza cases reported at designated medical institutions in Japan has surged 57% over the past week, health ministry data has shown, marking an unusual trend for a virus usually prevalent during winter. Health experts attribute the prolonged spread of infections to a combination of factors, including low immunity stemming from a […]