The Oklahoma Blood Institute gives information on upcoming blood drives around the area and the requirements to donate. More information can be found by visiting www.obi.org. 1 When are the next blood drives in the McAlester area? Blood drives will be held on Sept. 25 at the Choctaw Nation Casino from 11 a.m. to 4 […]
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } The Oklahoma Blood Institute gives information on upcoming blood drives around the area and the requirements to donate. More information can be found by visiting www.obi.org. 1. When are the next blood drives in the McAlester area? Blood drives […]
The next Tehachapi Blood Drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in cooperation with Houchin Community Blood Bank. The blood drive is also seeking donors for platelets and plasma. Those donations will help burn victims and cancer patients.
By Dr Nicola Davies Thyroid cancer is a rare cancer that encompasses several variations (Table 1).1-3 The incidence is higher in women compared to men.4 Worldwide, the most common age at onset is between 15 and 49 years in females, compared to 50 and 69 years in males.5 However, the reasons behind this disparity are […]
(Image Credit: ©Ayesha – Adobe.Stock.com) Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology announced in a press release that they have developed a first-in-the-world artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model for ophthalmology, called RETFound, that was trained on 1.6 million retinal images from the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.1 In addition to identifying […]
Research indicates that the newly emerged Eris lineage (including EG.5 and EG.5.1) of SARS-CoV-2, characterized by moderate antibody escape capabilities, is responsible for its increasing spread; however, the forthcoming vaccines based on the XBB.1.5 lineage are anticipated to be effective against it. The severity of illnesses caused by these variants remains unchanged. SARS-CoV-2 lineage EG.5.1 […]
A new study finds the traditional way of taking blood pressure may not give accurate results. Researchers discovered that some people only had high blood pressure while lying down. Doctors say that incorrect blood pressure readings can lead to over- or under-treatment. For years, major medical associations have recommended taking your blood pressure in the […]
New Delhi: India is looking to import cheetahs that do not develop thicker winter coats. Thicker coats have been identified as a primary factor leading to severe infections in certain cheetahs, resulting in the death of three cheetahs relocated from Africa to India, the head of the reintroduction project told news agency PTI. S.P. Yadav, […]
The rise of the maze has been an attempt to evaluate the functional impact of a potential therapy. (Image Credit: ©Nikolai Sorokin – Adobe.Stock.com) Mobility tests, which are sometimes also called mazes, were developed in the Luxturnaclinical trial and are common in inherited retinal disorder (IRD) clinical trials. The rise of the maze has been […]
Hypervitaminosis A, or vitamin A toxicity, is the accumulation of too much of this nutrient in your body. This can be a chronic or acute disease, depending on how your vitamin A levels have increased in your system. The buildup of vitamin A in the body due to its consumption over a short period of […]