The American Red Cross warned Monday that its national blood supply has fallen to “critically low levels” and that donations are urgently needed for hospital patients. What You Need To Know The American Red Cross warned Monday that its national blood supply has fallen to “critically low levels” and that donations are urgently needed for […]
Washington — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination. It’s […]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:02:22 GMT (1694469742836) f21546d3a7b92848c6890935ca4e2b625f015352 4a6d0bb8f30f1b6a167248fbd029e9fd6e7edbb4 by BARBARA MORSE, NBC 10 NEWS Mon, September 11th 2023, 10:00 PM UTC Dozens of people donated blood on Monday at the Rhode Island Blood Center. (WJAR) Loading …
I’ve always known that my family has a history of heart-related health problems. My maternal grandmother had high blood pressure, as do other relatives on my mom’s side. Some also have heart rhythm issues. I never thought to mention those details to my primary care physician until recently—which was a mistake. He made it clear […]
QUAD CITIES, Ill./Iowa (KWQC) – The Red Cross is calling out to potential donors to help replenish the nation’s blood supply. Nationwide, the shortfall is about 30,000 donations, and more blood is being distributed than is being collected. Brian Williamsen with the Red Cross of the Quad Cities and West Central Illinois said the national […]
(CNN) – The American Red Cross is asking Americans to roll up their sleeves. The nonprofit organization that supplies about 40% of U.S. blood and blood components is facing a shortage. The Red Cross says distribution to hospitals and medical centers is far outpacing donations being made. Supply levels have fallen nearly 25% since early […]
DAYTON – The Solvita Blood Center (formerly Community Blood Center) has issued a community alert for an urgent need of type O blood due to high usage for several trauma cases in area hospitals over the weekend. Solvita is in critical need of type O negative and in low supply of type O positive. Hospitals […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People suffering with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can reduce their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if they use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine at night, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy. CPAP may also work better than a weight loss […]
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American Red Cross said Monday that it urgently needs blood donations because the national blood supply has dropped nearly 25% since early August. Back-to-back climate-related disasters have hampered blood collection efforts, and a summer shortfall has made the shortage worse. More from this section
Young children growing up in towns and cities suffer from more respiratory infections than those who grow up in the countryside, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy. A second study, presented at the Congress and published in Pediatric Pulmonology today (Monday), shows that factors such as attending […]