Northumberland research finds blood can be safely moved by drones

Northumberland research finds blood can be safely moved by drones

Apian Ltd/PA Wire The drones travelled 68km (42 miles) over the Northumberland coastline Drones can be safely used to deliver urgent blood stocks between hospitals, a new project suggests. Researchers from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) sent 10 identical blood packs from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Wansbeck Hospital to Alnwick Infirmary in Northumberland and … Read more

IAF trainer aircraft crashes near Chamarajanagar in Karnataka; pilots eject safely

IAF trainer aircraft crashes near Chamarajanagar in Karnataka; pilots eject safely

A Kiran trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in an open field at a village in the district on June 1. However, two pilots on board the aircraft ejected safely before the crash. The training aircraft, which took off from the air force station in Bengaluru crashed this morning at Bhogapura village. … Read more

Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo

Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A blood test could save some colon cancer patients from getting unnecessary chemotherapy following surgery, while making sure that those who would benefit from the treatment get it, researchers report. The circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test looks for minute amounts of genetic material … Read more

CDC Says Schools Can Safely Reopen, But Will They?

CDC Says Schools Can Safely Reopen, But Will They?

Leila Kubesch, Spanish teacher, Norwood High School, Cincinnati, OH. Andrea Wader, parent; president, John C. Fremont Elementary PTA, Long Beach, CA. Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, senior scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security; associate professor of epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore. Craig Broeren, superintendent, Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools, Wood County, WI. Burbio.com: … Read more

Can You Safely Host Holiday Events During COVID-19?

Can You Safely Host Holiday Events During COVID-19?

Editor’s note: This story was updated Nov. 11, 2020 with new guidance from the CDC.  Nov. 10, 2020 — After months of separation from friends and family due to COVID-19, many people hope to reconnect over such holidays as Christmas and Hanukkah. But health experts continue to encourage people to practice safe behaviors … Read more

Voting During COVID Pandemic: How to Do It Safely

Voting During COVID Pandemic: How to Do It Safely

Record numbers of people have already cast ballots, whether by mail or through in-person early voting. The United States Elections Project says more than 4 million people have already voted, compared to just 75,000 at the same time in 2016. Source link