Category Archives: Blood

UNOPS delivers equipment to blood transfusion station in Mykolaiv

In collaboration with Novo Nordisk, UNOPS is helping to supply the Mykolaiv Regional Blood Transfusion Station with live-saving medical equipment. A key medical facility in the region, the blood transfusion station receives blood from donors and prepares it for use in transfusions, which are then performed by hospitals and clinics. Over 40 locations in Mykolaiv, […]

Watch Weyes Blood’s New Video for “Twin Flame”

Weyes Blood has unveiled a new music video for “Twin Flame,” which appears on her 2022 album And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow. Directed by Ambar Navarro, the moody, medieval visual follows Natalie Mering herself in a red dress as she traverses through the candlelit halls of a castle, waiting for her husband to return […]

American Red Cross to host 4 blood drives across East Texas amid national blood shortage

From Sept. 20 to 23, the American Red Cross will be hosting four blood drives in Longview, Tyler and Hawkins. TEXAS, USA — EDITOR’S NOTE: The video above originally aired on July 31, 2023. The American Red Cross will be hosting four blood drives across East Texas from Sept. 20 to 23. At this moment, […]

Tasso Receives CE Mark Certification for Tasso+™, Latest Generation Whole Blood Collection Lancet Device

Designation expands the availability of Tasso’s patient-centric blood collection solution for decentralized clinical trials, home diagnostic testing, wellness and anti-doping uses to the European Union SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Tasso Inc., the leading provider of patient-centric clinical-grade blood collection solutions, today announced it received CE Mark certification for its Tasso+™ device, a convenient, virtually pain-free blood lancet […]

Need for blood leads vocational school to hold blood drives

BLOOMINGDALE — The need for blood donations has hit critical levels. That is why those in the health technologies program at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School are looking to bolster the supply by having a campaign beginning next month. The program is joining forces with the American Red Cross to hold a blood drive […]

Quanterix ‘standarad blood draw’ could reveal likelihood of Alzheimer’s

OSP: Could you explain how the LucentAD test works including how clinicians will benefit from using it?​  MT: Sure, it is a simple blood test to determine if an individual is likely or not to have amyloid pathology consistent with Alzheimer’s disease. A standard blood draw is used to take a sample of a patient’s […]

Stem Cell Research May Revolutionize Blood Cancer Treatment

New stem cell transplantation research conducted by physicians at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute is showing promise in the fight against relapse, a leading cause of death in patients with blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.   At the European Hematology Association 2023 meeting recently, Guenther Koehne, M.D., Ph.D., deputy director and chief of […]

National blood shortage impacting South Bend Medical Foundation

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – Here at home, empty donation seats desperately need to be filled at South Bend Medical Foundation’s Blood Donation Center. This donation center supplies blood to all of *our* area hospitals, meaning the recipients of blood donated here are our fellow community members, friends, and family. Blood Donation Specialist MaryAnn Gast […]

Plymouth Blood Bank Says Need for Donations ‘More Critical Than Ever’

5:02 PM | Monday, September 18, 2023 [embedded content] Memorial Blood Centers has declared a blood emergency after a summer of low donor turnout. Officials say the low donor numbers mean the need now is more critical than ever. They say all blood types are needed, but types O+, O-, B- and platelets are at […]