Amid an unprecedented blood shortage, the American Red Cross leverages technology to streamline donations.By Alivia Kaylor, MSc Published: 10 Jan 2024 On January 7, 2024, the American Red Cross, the largest blood supplier in the nation, disclosed a critical national blood shortage....
25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross is helping to bridge access to health care for blood donors by providing free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for diabetes and pre-diabetes, on all successful blood,...
To address this critical shortage, the American Red Cross is urging eligible donors to make an appointment to donate blood. Donors can schedule an appointment by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, calling 1-800-733-2767, or visiting local donation locations. Blood Drives in Binghamton August ...
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"The American Red Cross is dedicated to providing the safest, most reliable blood products possible to patients in need," Dr. Susan Stramer, vice president of scientific affairs at the American Red Cross, said in a statement. "We are closely monitoring the spread of Zika virus." ...
Each year, the Cardinals team up with FOX Sports Midwest and the American Red Cross to help save lives by encouraging fans to donate blood at the annual St. Louis Cardinals Blood Drive.
“For so many patients living with urgent medical care needs, crises don’t stop with natural disasters,”Dr. Pampee Young, chief medical officer for the American Red Cross, said in anews release. “In fact, in some instances the stress of a disaster can lead to a medical cri...
CHICAGO (CBS) --In the Chicago area, theAmerican Red Crosscollects about 1,000 units of blood per day. It sounds like a lot, but the need for blood donations is huge and constant. Cynthia Torres has donated blood more times than she can count. ...
Start of summer meant big dip in donor activity in June, group says. (HealthDay)—The American Red Cross is sending out an emergency request for blood donors after a recent dip in donations. Blood donations were down about 10 percent across the United States in June, with about 50,000 fe...
blood drive cancellations, staffing shortages and misinformation about donor eligibility. Surging COVID cases andwinter stormsthreaten to further disrupt the nation's blood supply, according to astatementfrom the Red Cross, the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies and America's Bloo...