New insights into mysterious blood vessel disease temporal arteritis

<div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2023/new-insights-into-myst.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2023/new-insights-into-myst.jpg" data-sub-html="Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101012″> Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101012 Giant cell arteritis (GCA), formerly known as temporal arteritis, was first described by Mayo Clinic doctors and classified as an inflammatory condition of the blood vessels in the early to mid-20th century. The condition causes bulging blood vessels […]

Blood Drive at Tishomingo Health Clinic

Urgent need for blood donors  Due to the constant need for resources, the Chickasaw Nation, Seminole Nation, Choctaw Nation and Muscogee Nation have partnered with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) in the Tribal Blood Drive Challenge. Upcoming events and locations to donate below:    Sept. 18 at the Chickasaw Nation Health Clinic in Tishomingo from noon-4 p.m. Donors receive […]

‘The Bachelor’ inspired me to donate my son’s cord blood

By Sarah Darby, as told to Amelia Harnish  I never would have expected that my love of The Bachelor would drive me to make one of my first parenting decisions. But as any new mom knows, parenting is full of surprises.  I first heard the phrase “cord blood banking” from season 17 winner Catherine Giudici Lowe, […]

Long-term cannabis use may not increase heart attack risk, new study finds—but many questions remain

Another noteworthy takeaway from this analysis was the fact that, among participants with a history of monthly cannabis use, individuals who had not used it recently faced “significantly greater odds” of experiencing a MI than more recent users. This was “somewhat unexpected,” Corroon et al. wrote, “given the known acute cardiovascular effects of cannabis use, […]

California woman has limbs amputated from bacterial infection after eating undercooked fish

Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Health Laura Barajas went to the hospital after realizing something ‘was terribly wrong’ and was diagnosed with Vibrio vulnificus The 40-year-old mother purchased the fish from a local San Jose market. Photo by Getty Images Article content A woman in California had all her limbs amputated after contracting a bacterial […]

Weyes Blood Gets Spooky Season Started Right With New ‘Twin Flame’ Video

Tales From the Crypt Natalie Merring wanders through a haunted castle, stumbles across skeletons, and confronts a spiritual foe in the new clip With October just around the corner, Weyes Blood is getting into the Halloween spirit with the eerie and ghastly new video for “Twin Flame.” Directed by Ambar Navarro, the clip hearkens back […]

Evansville Day School partners with Red Cross to host blood drive

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – Due to a national blood shortage, Evansville Day School is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive. According to a press release, the blood drive will take place on Tuesday at Evansville Day School from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Officials recommend scheduling an appointment ahead of […]

Powers pushes past goal in blood drive

Powers Fire & Rescue almost doubled its goal in a Vitalant blood drive on Saturday at the department’s fire station. Going into the three-hour blood drive, Powers officials hoped to collect 15 units of blood but wound up getting 28. #placement_595033_0_i{margin:0 auto;} “We cannot say thanks enough to all of the individuals who donated blood,” […]