PARKERSBURG — Blood supplies are being taxed as fewer donors and a hurricane in Florida has caused a national shortage, the American Red Cross said. 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, the agency said. Hurricane […]
Despite repeated attempts to lure more donors over the past several months, the American Red Cross reports it had even fewer people donate — making the national blood supply dangerously low and reducing distributions of some blood types to hospitals. The shortfall for August alone was 30,000 donations. “Hurricane Idalia further strained the blood supply […]
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Rogue Rotary Club teamed up with the American Red Cross for a blood drive at the Eastwood Baptist Church. This is at least the second Red Cross blood drive in the Rogue Valley this week, after the Red Cross announced a national blood shortage on Monday. “There’s a great need […]
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) -“The need is constant. We are currently the blood supply that we have is less than hospitals are needing so we really need the donors to come in,” said Hannah Hall. As the country deals with another active Hurricane Season, The American Red Cross is again putting out the call for crucial […]
On Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) held a blood drive to pay tribute to the victims and survivors of 9/11. The blood drive took place in the Powell Building, and the included donations by students, staff, and community members. “The blood donated at EKU’s blood drive will help numerous of patients from […]
(WETM) — The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage and is asking people of all blood types to make donations. According to the Red Cross, fewer people than needed donated blood this summer, and Hurricane Idalia put a further strain on the blood supply by causing blood drive cancellations. Currently, hospitals are […]
Tori Kelly is sharing details behind her health scare in July that required hospitalization. The gospel singer, 30, spoke to Entertainment Tonight before her show in New York City on Monday, explaining how grateful she is to be able to perform for her fans after suffering from blood clots. “That just made me even more […]
Brian Merchant is a tech reporter, and he’d been covering the industry for years when he started to notice a term that kept coming up. Especially when he wrote a story that was critical of tech, he’d be accused of being a “Luddite.” Like most people, Brian knew at least vaguely what the term “Luddite” […]
Blood supply is low, Nebraska blood bank explains how to help before need becomes emergent Updated: 4:21 PM CDT Sep 12, 2023 EXPRESSWAY, IT’S SMOOTH SAILING OUT TO ELKHORN. OKAY. RIGHT NOW, BLOOD SUPPLY IS LOW ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THAT INCLUDES NEBRASKA. THE NEBRASKA COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY YET, BUT […]
BILLINGS — In July of last year, Makenna Letasky noticed her son La’Monte wasn’t acting quite like himself. “I had taken him in to check his blood work to see if he was anemic and his levels came back not so good, so they ended up poking him in his arm rather than just the […]