Donated blood in Washington state is at a critically low level. Last week, the Washington State Department of Health sent out a news release urgently asking for blood donors. The summer months are a “slow time” for blood donations, but the demand for blood remains the same. Skagit Regional Health’s Regional Director of Laboratory Service, […]
Long road ahead: Salisbury teen recovering in hospital after multiple brain surgeries for rare infection Published 12:05 am Saturday, September 9, 2023 1 of 2 De’Drick Hinson has been in the hospital since August 20 after doctors discovered fluid in his brain. – Submitted De’Drick Hinson had just started his sophomore year at Salisbury High […]
Acute myocardial infarction or heart attack has become a worrying trend as more young people are at the receiving end of it. While it was once thought to be an issue of the elderly, people under the age of 40, especially those in their 20s and 30s, are becoming prone to heart attacks. Although there […]
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Australia is grappling with the “yo-yo flu”, where cold symptoms continually return, as a sharp rise in respiratory infections has been driven by an early flu season, continuing cases of COVID-19 and the circulation of nasty viruses. Sydney pharmacist Sylvia Thai said she and her family had […]
Residents stay out at a square following an earthquake in Marrakesh, Morocco, on September 9. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images CNN staff member Benjamin Brown, who was in Marrakech when the quake took place, said it took a while for people in the vicinity to register what was happening. He said he and some others had left […]
Red Cross blood drive results Published 8:00 pm Friday, September 8, 2023 The American Red Cross blood drive hosted by Bridge Community Church on Sept. 7 collected 38 pints of blood. Louanna Mortenson Pedersen of Albert Lea completed her 12th gallon of blood, and Eleanor Ignaszewski of Albert Lea completed her 21st gallon.
To promote awareness and early detection, here are five types of blood cancer that you should be aware of in 2023: September marks Blood Cancer Awareness Month, a crucial time to shed light on a group of diseases that affect the blood, bone marrow, and lymphatic system. Blood cancers can have a significant impact on […]
The Marion County Coroner says an autopsy revealed a bacterial infection led to the death of three-year-old Jismary Gonzalez, who died on a bus taking immigrants from Texas to Chicago last month along I-57. Reports say the bacterial infection, known as Singella Flexnery Colitis, and aspiration pneumonia along with diarrhea and vomiting led to electrolyte […]
People are seen wearing masks in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward in this file photo taken on Feb. 5, 2021. (Mainichi/Hiroshi Maruyama) TOKYO — The latest wave of coronavirus infections in Japan has shown no signs of abating, with the health ministry on Sept. 8 reporting an average of 20.5 infections at medical institutions across the country […]