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Houston Area Women’s Center provides update on HPD’s independent review committee’s report recommendations
Read full article: Houston Area Women’s Center provides update on HPD’s independent review committee’s report recommendationsThe new four-story facility is located on El Camino Street on Houston’s Southside. The new facility is also under high security and has 120 beds, but will be able to triple the center’s capacity with 360 beds.
Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports
Read full article: Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reportsA humanitarian rescue group says survivors aboard a deflating rubber dinghy rescued in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported that some 60 people who departed Libya with them more than a week ago perished during the journey.
Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘Don’t let anyone say you’re too young, because it can happen to anyone’
Read full article: Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘Don’t let anyone say you’re too young, because it can happen to anyone’For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved. Does a diagnosis typically come as a surprise, or do people often suspect that something feels not quite right?
Blood center needs convalescent plasma as experts warn of possible surge in COVID-19 cases
Read full article: Blood center needs convalescent plasma as experts warn of possible surge in COVID-19 casesAt the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, medical director Dr. Marsha Bertholf explained, “(blood from COVID-19 survivors) contains antibodies that then can go into the patients and help fight off the virus.”Using convalescent plasma is a very old treatment. Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center said all donations stay in our community first. If you are positive for antibodies, the blood center will call you and request a plasma donation. Plasma donationPlasma is the clear, straw-colored liquid portion of blood that remains after red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and other cellular components are removed. The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center tests blood donations for antibodies.