Cap continues. She said: “We need to consider the impact of collecting material from these donors and how it affects our ongoing need for traditional transfusible blood products for trauma, bleeding disorders, and cancer supportive care. Overall, blood donation is down across the country, especia...
Donating blood takes roughly an hour and health experts say your donation can save someone's life. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, you can do so by calling 1-800-733-2767 or visitingRedCrossBlood.organd enter the code AAANE. Why Is There a Blood Shortage? You might be thinki...
The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. Your blood donation is needed now to help alleviate the shortage and ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not delayed. FIND A BLOOD DRIVE As February ...
January 27, 2023 2 min read Save FDA proposes to ease blood donation policy for gay, bisexual men The FDA has proposed a change to its blood donation policy from time-based deferrals for men who have sex with men to “gender-inclusive, individual risk-based” assessments to protect the blo...
“As the COVID-19 pandemic has created a critical shortage in the Shanghai blood supplies, it is a privilege for me to make a meaningful impact by donating my blood, which costs me nothing, but has the potential to s...
By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government Thursday eased restrictions on blood donations from gay men and other key groups because of a drop in the nation's blood supply triggered by the coronavirus outbreak. ...
Can I make a difference and save a life by Blood Donation? World Blood donors’ day 2023 is celebrated on 14th June with a slogan “Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often.” Blood and Platelet Shortage Persists in India’s Healthcare Facilities. In today’s medical landscape, ...
On the day, City News Service hosted a blood donation event, in collaboration with Shanghai Blood Center and Bloodline, an NGO, to meet the shortage of supply due to the Spring Festival break and the cold weather. More A sl...
Canceled blood drives have been devastating to the American Red Cross and other nonprofits that provide most of theblood supply. Last month, the Red Cross estimated there have been 86,000 fewerblood donationsin recent weeks because blood drives were canceled at workplaces, colleges and other locat...
Reports on the decision of the United States Food and Drug Administration to ban blood donations from people who lived in Great Britain during the height of the mad-cow disease in the country between 1980 to 1996.Wall Street Journal - Eastern EditionLueckSarah...