Ralph Galvan has been a volunteer with theAmerican Red Crossfor 10 years. But as a gay man, it wasn't until last year that he was able to donate blood. Rules the Food and Drug Administration had in place since the 1980s HIV-AIDS crisis kept sexually activegay or bisexual men from don...
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Once you get up to speed on the basics of how to donate blood, it’s amazing how simple the process can be, even for first-timers. We rounded up the most important information to help you. Cross off the items on our New Blood Donor Checklist below, and you’ll be ready to g...
How Blood Works By: Carl Bianco, M.D. A close-up of blood cells Sebastian Kaulitzki/iStockphoto.com Do you ever wonder what makes up blood? Unless you need to have blood drawn, donate it or have to stop its flow after an injury, you probably don't think much about it. But bloo...
The American Red Cross is asking anyone who can donate blood to donate. There is a blood shortage nationwide. DETROIT (FOX 2) - The American Red Cross is in desperate need of blood. For the first time ever, the Red Cross declared a blood crisis in the United States. "We are at ...
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Donate blood the safe way The Red Cross faced a "severe" blood shortage, but thanks to many volunteers, it's been able to meet immediate patient needs. Now it's looking for plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 patients because they have antibodies in their plasma that can...
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