Last week, the Council on Foreign Relations invited me to a roundtable discussion it will be hosting Tuesday with the president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, who will be in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. As a longtime member of the council, I wrote back to decline the invitation and published a brief […]
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Hall High School, at 800 W. Erie St. in Spring Valley. The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage after fewer donors than needed gave blood over the summer, drawing down the national blood […]
After the American Red Cross received fewer summer blood donations than normal, the local chapter is calling for the community’s help to meet the increasing demand.
One of humanity’s greatest triumphs is the eradication of smallpox. Many doctors and scientists thought it was impossible to eliminate a disease that had been around for millennia and killed nearly 1 in 3 people infected. Smallpox is the first and only human disease to be wiped out globally. KFF Health News held a […]
State’s blood supply is at a dangerously low point, putting patients at risk GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Versiti Blood Center of Michigan has issued an emergency appeal for blood donations, pleading with community members to make an appointment to donate blood in the coming days. Heading into the fall, Versiti has seen […]
46 minutes ago COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The American Red Cross is in urgent need of donations and is asking for your help.The Red Cross says it is facing a shortage due to fewer donors than needed over the summer.The Red Cross says distribution to hospitals and medical centers is now far outpacing donations being made.Emergency supplies […]
Leading international infection control practitioner and Founder of the new Surgical Site Infection Prevention Society, a global surgical site infection (SSI) prevention group, Lilian Chiwera* is passionately working towards raising the profile of SSI globally and improving patient safety. Here, she reflects on the progress so far and the path forward. A lot has changed […]
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This month marks the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. And with it, comes not only the destruction of Mother Nature, but the potential aftermath of contamination of food and water that can lead to bacterial infections. photo credit: Kelly, Pexels According to the National Hurricane Center, September 10 marks the peak of the Atlantic […]
If your doctor told you six of your body’s nine vital signs were failing, you’d be scurrying to purchase the closest gym membership you can find. Heck, you’d probably start taking reparatory measures even if the doctor told you just one of your vitals was suffering. Advertisement We tend to somehow always lose sight of […]