WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) — American Medical Association President, Doctor Jesse Ehrenfeld, celebrated along with his husband on Thursday, Sept. 14 inside Versiti Blood Center as they donate blood as openly gay men. The donations coming months after the FDA eased its guidelines on who can donate blood, and at a time when blood donations […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Several days after the American Red Cross declared a national blood shortage, The Arkansas Blood Institute says they are in need of more donations as they try to prevent the effects of the shortage. Lorelei Ross says she was diagnosed with Hodkin’s Lymphoma in 2012, receiving treatment for two years before […]
The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. Fewer donors than needed gave this summer, drawing down the national blood supply and reducing distributions of some of the most needed blood types to hospitals. Hurricane Idalia further strained the blood supply with blood drive cancellations and reduced blood and donations in affected areas. […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Over the weekend, Kern Medical received a trauma that turned into an “active bleeder” situation. They put the call out to Houchin Community Blood Bank for blood units, which was able to respond. But they say these emergencies are becoming more difficult to manage with such short supply. According to Houchin, […]
BYLINE: Mario Boone Newswise — Rockville, Md. (September 15, 2023)—New and unique shear stress patterns can occur in angiogenic capillary (new blood vessel growth) networks, according to a new study in the journal Function. There was also enhancement of low shear stress regions by red blood cells. Shear stress is the frictional force of the […]
Abstract Vasculitis is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by leukocyte infiltration into blood vessels. Various microorganisms have been associated with the pathogenesis of vasculitis; however, the causal microbial agents and underlying mechanisms are not fully understood, possibly because of the technical limitations of pathogen detection. In the present study, we characterized the microbiome profile of […]
Abstract Blood group antigens, which are prominently expressed in red blood cells, are important in transfusion medicine. The advent of high-throughput genome sequencing technology has facilitated the prediction of blood group antigen phenotypes based on genomic data. In this study, we analyzed data from a large Korean population to provide an updated prevalence of blood […]
Donors needed now as hospital demand outpaces blood donations [Marion, Sept. 11, 2023] — The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. Fewer donors than needed gave this summer, drawing down the national blood supply and reducing distributions of some of the most needed blood types to hospitals. Hurricane Idalia further strained the […]
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEVV) — An upcoming blood drive aims to stop the bleeding when it comes to the donor shortage impacting blood supplies. According to organizers of the upcoming blood drive at Kentucky Wesleyan College, donors of all blood types are being sought after. There is an emergency need for platelet donors and Type O […]
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — The American Red Cross held a blood drive Thursday in honor of a young boy born with sickle cell disease. “That’s my buddy,” Vince Langston, of Reading, Pa, said. “That’s my little man right there.” He was talking about Leghend Martin, his grandson, born with the genetic blood disorder. “He had […]