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Blood shortage threatens injured and patients in Gaza

Published on: July 7, 2025
10:54

Ramallah, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities in the Gaza Strip warned on Monday of the serious shortage of blood in the territory to treat the injured and sick, amid the ongoing Israeli aggression.

Cuba strengthens its program to control high blood pressure

Published on: March 4, 2025
00:45

Havana, Mar 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is takind a series of actions to strengthen the program to control arterial hypertension (HTA) at the primary healthcare level, a process led by the Ministry of Public Health.

Cuban artists join blood donation movement

Published on: April 11, 2024
14:02

Camagüey, Cuba, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuba’s Public Health System also has on Thursday the support of artists, especially by the members of the Golpe a Golpe project in this territory who make voluntary blood donations every year.

WHO report details devastating impact of hypertension

Published on: September 19, 2023
17:03

Geneva, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways to win the race against this silent killer.

Blood donations increase in Cuba after Saratoga Hotel explosion

Published on: May 7, 2022
13:58

Havana, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Blood donations in Cuba increased on Saturday as a demonstration of an altruistic gesture with the victims of the explosion at the Saratoga Hotel, where 26 people were killed and more than 60 were injured, according to the lastest report.

Anti-Covid-19 drug made from blood plasma to be tested in China

Published on: September 6, 2021
07:26

Beijing, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) A Chinese pharmaceutical company will begin clinical trials of a Covid-19 drug, developed from the blood plasma of patients who have recovered from that disease and vaccinated individuals, local press informed on Monday.

Blood donations to treat Covid-19 patients in Cuba

Published on: August 3, 2021
13:55

Havana, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Blood donations in Cuba are a priority to increase the production of a plasma-based formula against Covid-19, which is used to treat seriously ill patients, an official reported on Tuesday.

Experts urge to improve lifestyles against hypertension

Published on: May 17, 2021
13:20

Havana, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The World Hypertension Day is being celebrated on Monday with an appeal for people to keep control over this comorbidity by keeping healthy lifestyles.

Eight people died in France after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca

Published on: April 18, 2021
07:48

Paris, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) Eight people have died in France over blood clots following the vaccination with the AstraZeneca drug, the National Agency for Medicine and Health Product Safety (ANSM) said.

Experts confirm blood clots as side effects of AstraZeneca vaccine

Published on: April 8, 2021
00:30

Amsterdam, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Unusual blood clots combined with low platelets in subjects immunized with the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine should be deemed as rare side effects, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

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