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Cardiovascular health spending has tripled, but death rates are rising in major Hampton Roads cities

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By Yiqing Wang/WHRO Cardiovascular care has become more advanced over the past two decades, giving doctors new ways to prevent deaths from heart attacks, strokes and other conditions. But a new national study found those advances have come with rapidly rising costs while improvements in cardiovascular death rates have largely stalled. The analysis, published in the Journal […]

LifeShare urges community to donate as blood supply falls short
Shreveport

LifeShare urges community to donate as blood supply falls short

SHREVEPORT, La. — LifeShare Blood Center is calling on residents across the Shreveport-Bossier area to donate blood, plasma and platelets as the nonprofit faces a critical shortage that is affecting its ability to meet local hospital needs.