Monthly Archives: September 2023

Solvita needing blood donors for Labor Day weekend

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Solvita, formerly the Dayton Community Blood Center, is looking for blood donors this holiday weekend. Blood types of O Positive, O Negative, A Negative and B Positive are all included in a “critical shortage.” Registered donors that visit Solvita to donate on Saturday, Sept. 2 or Sunday, Sept. 3 will receive […]

Poland: Legionnaire’s bacteria outbreak kills 19

An outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in southeastern Poland has killed 19 people, health officials said on Saturday. The outbreak hit the city of Rzeszow and surrounding areas. Rzeszow’s health department said that all those who died also had other illnesses. Around 160 people in the region have been infected with the bacterium that causes the disease, […]

Donors needed for upcoming blood drive in Richmond

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Officials with the Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) say the need for blood donations is constant and locals can help meet that need at an upcoming blood drive. The blood drive will take place Sept. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to […]

Hurricane Idalia leaves The Blood Connection in critical need of donations

by Brittany Whitehead Sat, September 2nd 2023, 8:37 PM UTC FILE IMAGE – People giving blood. – SEPT. 2, 2023 – The Blood Connection is putting out an urgent call for blood donors to donate blood as soon as they can, specifically those with O negative or O positive blood types. Due to impacts of […]

‘Pint For A Pint’: Donate Blood To Get Beer Voucher At This Wayne Pub

WAYNE, NJ — Local breweries are partnering with New Jersey Blood Services to raise a glass (and an arm) for blood donation this summer, including a pub and restaurant in Wayne Township. More than 60 North Jersey establishments are participating in the second year of the “Pint for a Pint”campaign — offering free or discounted […]

With some 160 injured in clashes, MDA to hold special blood drive due to shortage

Magen David Adom is holding a special blood drive in Tel Aviv this evening in response to a severe shortage of blood of all types and the difficulty in supplying sufficient blood to hospitals to treat the ill and injured. Only today, MDA supplied 218 units of blood and blood components to hospitals as they […]

Blood Cancer Approvals from Summer 2023

The treatment landscape for patients with blood cancers is constantly changing, with new therapies being investigated and gaining Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, which allows them to be introduced into the market in the United States. This provides patients with hematologic malignancies more options — and better outcomes — than ever before. Here is […]