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During National Wellness Month, the American Red Cross encourages people to prioritize their personal health and well-being ...
Donors of all blood types – especially those with type O positive or B negative blood – are asked to make an appointment now ...
In a randomized trial, firefighters with the highest PFAS levels were assigned to donate plasma every six weeks, donate blood every 12 weeks, or undergo no intervention. Researchers will compare PFAS ...
Summers are usually slow seasons for blood donations, leading to shortages. Rhode Island’s blood center wants to restock by ...
TODAY IS NATIONAL BLOOD DONATION DAY. THE RED CROSS SAYS DONATIONS ARE STARTING TO DECLINE. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE NEED, EVERY TWO SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. NEEDS BLOOD. I’M JOINED ...
In times of crisis, blood donation helps others, and it might help you Many people who think they aren’t eligible to give blood might not be aware that some rules for donation have changed ...
As a sophomore in college in 2011, I was deferred from donating blood for being a gay man. I was confronting the homophobia built into the FDA’s blood donation ban for men who have sex with men.
Men who have sex with men have long faced restrictions on giving blood in the United States, amid concerns about the disproportionate toll of HIV/AIDS on gay and bisexual men. Decades ago, as AIDS ...
Should My Pet Donate Blood? A Vet Expert Shares What to Know and Why Blood Donations Are Vital One pet blood donation can saves the lives of three animals, according to veterinarian Dr. Meghan Respess ...