Category Archives: Blood

Rintala murder jury views extensive blood evidence in basement News > Local <span class="lightgalleryimg" data-src="/getattachment/3167616d-00bd-4aeb-a8ff-a3e1912e6542/RintalaTrialDay7-HG-092223-ph01" data-sub-html="Cara Rintala is shown during the first day of her fourth murder trial in Hampshire Superior Court, Sept. 13. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS “> Cara Rintala is shown during the first day of her fourth murder trial in Hampshire Superior Court, Sept. […]

Following federal guidance, Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) is switching Monday to a new donor screening policy that focuses on individual behaviors rather than sexual orientation. The change will increase donor opportunities, particularly for men who have sex with other men, at a time when hospitals are reporting low supplies of blood products for surgeries and […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Blood banks across the nation are suffering from a critical blood shortage. But the Food and Drug Administration made a call in August that can drastically help with supply. For the first time in decades, as of August 21, blood donor eligibility is evaluated independent of gender or sexual orientation. Under […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Nebraska Community Blood Bank (NCBB) announced it will begin accepting newly eligible LGBTQIA+ donors on Monday. NCBB will begin implementing their new donor screening process that will focus on individual donor assessment. The change comes following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final guidance establishing a blood donor screening process […]

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } VALDOSTA – South Georgia Medical Center and LifeSouth Community Blood Centers of Valdosta are partnering to host the second annual Winnersville Classic Blood Drive in October, officials said. The Winnersville Classic Blood Drive initiative began as a way to […]

Family handout By Victoria Scheer BBC News A woman died during an operation to remove blood clots from her brain just days after complaining of “migraine-like” symptoms, an inquest has heard. Natasha Hewitt, 35, from Sheffield, died in surgery in 2022. A coroner heard she had been diagnosed with a suspected ear infection on 14 […]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – An Indiana man who once performed at WrestleMania is accused of driving with a blood-alcohol content of .259% before being arrested by the Ashley-Hudson Police Department on felony OWI charges. Zachary J. Burnside Officers pulled over 27-year-old Zachary J. Burnside of New Haven this past Saturday night after watching a […]

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – Blood Assurance’s supply of O-positive blood is critically low, according to the organization. As of Thursday afternoon, Blood Assurance had only 110 units, which is a half-day supply. “That’s 600 units short of where we need to be,” Blood Assurance Media Relations Coordinator Max Winitz said. “O-positive is the most […]

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A New Haven man who once performed at WrestleMania is accused of driving with a blood-alcohol-content of .259%, according to the Ashley-Hudson Police Department. Zachary J. Burnside Officers pulled over 27-year-old Zachary J. Burnside this past Saturday night after watching a vehicle he’s accused of driving swerve over the center […]