ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – An urgent call for blood goes out Monday after local supplies are depleted over the weekend. The Rock River Valley Blood Center on Monday reported a critical need for all blood types, especially O-negative blood, which can be used in transfusions of all blood types. Eligible donors, especially those with O-Negative blood, are needed to […]
There are two ways to bank your baby’s cord blood: public banking or private banking. Public banking, commonly considered a donation, is free. The fees charged by private family cord blood banks can come with an expensive price tag. How much does cord blood banking cost? Private cord blood banking typically requires a processing fee […]
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Using blood pressure medications to lower the top number of blood pressure readings (systolic blood pressure) may not be safe or effective among people who have an acute ischemic stroke and undergo a successful mechanical clot removal. The University of Cincinnati and UC Health’s Eva Mistry, MBBS, national principal investigator and […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The risk of COVID-19 infection is around two times higher in older adults with cardiovascular disease and complex comorbidities than in their healthier peers, according to a new study from University College London (UCL). The study, published in Gerontology, analyzed data from 4,428 individuals over the age of 50 who took […]
“According to our findings, specific [flow cytometry] characteristics such as Ogata score and specific PAs correlate with mutational patterns, which can predict outcome and treatment response in the majority of patients,” according to the study authors. The presence of cytomorphological and flow cytometry features correlated with both prognosis and mutational patterns that may be predictive […]
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Community Blood Center’s name may have changed, but its need for donors hasn’t. Solvita, the CBC’s new name, has issued a call for type O donors after their supply was hit hard by a motorcycle accident and multiple emergency surgeries over the weekend. The center’s supply was also hit by being […]
Aortic stenosis (AS) is quite common among older patients, and severe AS can be fatal if left untreated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), surgery or other medical therapies. However, no guidelines currently exist regarding the screening of asymptomatic patients for AS. Does this represent a missed opportunity to identify more patients with AS early […]
When a group of German hackers breached a Tesla, they weren’t out to remotely seize control of the car. They weren’t trying to access the owner’s WiFi passwords, nor did they want a way to steal credit-card numbers from a local electric-vehicle charging network. Their target was its heated seats. The Tesla in question was […]
A sequel to this year’s Winnie the Pooh slasher movie, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 is on the way and in production now, and IGN shares new imagery today. The sequel will feature Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, and Owl, we recently learned, and IGN confirms this week that Tigger will also […]