New Delhi: The use of drones to deliver life-saving blood supplies to people in remote and inaccessible areas could be a ‘gamechanger’ in emergency situations, according to the preliminary findings of a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).The experiments, held in May this year, involved three institutes — Delhi’s Lady Hardinge […]
Bay Area dogs impacted by mysterious respiratory illness A woman shares the story of her 12-year-old service dog who died this week due to a mysterious illness. KTVU’s Crystal Bailey reports. One San Pablo woman said her service dog died this week, and she believes the mystery illness is to blame. Now, she warns other […]
Prosecutors are asking for a 97-month — more than 8-year — sentence of 33-year-old Jack Wade Whitton Jr. of Georgia who was caught on video attacking police officers and posted a photo on Instagram of blood on his hands from one of them following the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. “This is from a bad […]
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WASHINGTON DC – November 22, 2023, FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is investigating reports of elevated blood lead levels in individuals with reported exposure to Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches manufactured in Ecuador and sold under WanaBana, Weis, and Schnucks brands. As of November 22, 2023, there have been 52 reports […]
According to a new study, one of the key chlorine disinfectants presently used to clean hospital scrubs and surfaces did not eliminate the most common cause of antibiotic-associated illness. The University of Plymouth discovered that spores of the dangerous superbug Clostridioides difficile are completely unaffected by high quantities of bleach. Washing with water In fact, […]
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Mpox, a rare disease formerly known as monkeypox, has spread within Idaho, health officials announced this week. Seven mpox infections in southwestern Idaho residents have been reported this month — the only cases reported in Idaho all year. Six cases were reported in residents of Ada County, according to a […]
photo by: Kim Clark Faith Friesen sits for a blood donation at a recent drive. Friesen will soon retire after nearly two decades serving as LMH Health’s blood bank supervisor. It’s difficult to summarize a career spanning more than four decades in just a few words, but there’s a few that do the trick when […]
