I like to dedicate a couple of columns each year to blood donation because Lee Health and our community are the grateful beneficiaries of the generosity of blood donors who help keep an adequate blood ...
During the National Blood Donor Month of January, the AFRO is taking a moment to acknowledge the importance of blood donation and concerns regarding the service in the Black community. Donating blood ...
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Tuesday is Apheresis Awareness Day, a day all about highlighting a certain kind of blood donation process that allows donors to give special blood components like plasma, platelets ...
While many families are busy traveling and celebrating during the holidays, hospitals across Colorado still need blood every ...
Blood donation is a voluntary procedure that can help save the lives of others. There are several types of blood donation, which help meet different medical needs. Whole blood donation This is the ...
Someone in the United States needs platelets every 15 seconds, according to the American Red Cross, and you have those in your body right now. If you’re looking for an easy way to help another person, ...
The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center honored its apheresis donors at a luncheon and program on March 30. The primary difference between a whole blood and apheresis, or platelet donation, is ...
The Armed Services Apheresis/Blood Donor Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) celebrated a newly renovated space with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 26. The upgrade was ...