Category Archives: Blood

New Blood Test Detects a Key Indicator of Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers have developed a blood test that detects Parkinson’s disease, potentially establishing a way to help diagnose the condition before nervous system damage worsens. A new blood-based diagnostic test would be a major advancement for Parkinson’s disease, which afflicts 10 million people worldwide and is the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s. Led by a […]

New FDA guidance removes blood donor deferrals based on gender of sexual partners

We Are Blood, the sole provider of blood to more than 50 hospitals and medical facilities in Central Texas, will implement the Food and Drug Administration’s updated guidance on blood donor criteria Sept. 6, which will expand LGBTQ donor eligibility. According to a news release, the new guidance will allow for more Central Texas community […]

FDA opens blood donations to gay and bisexual men

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner donated blood for the first time on Tuesday, in celebration of new rules that open blood donation to gay and bisexual men. Eye drop recall grows after FDA warning, reports of ‘adverse events’ DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein and former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky donated blood at the […]

Marquise Goodwin “more grateful for life” after overcoming blood clots in legs and lungs

Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin has been in the NFL for a decade, but the start to this season feels a lot different than the ones he’s experienced in the past. Goodwin felt an unexpected shortness of breath while working out during the team’s minicamp this offseason and was then diagnosed with blood clots in […]

GC Biopharma to organize “Donate Blood with Love”, a healthy way of giving back to the community

With the participation of all affiliated group entities YONGIN, South Korea, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ –All executives and employees of GC Biopharma, a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, rolled up their sleeves to practice ESG and social value. On Aug. 30th, the company held the “Donate Blood with Love” campaign at its headquarters in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, […]

Central California Blood Center hosts second annual ‘Cynde’s Blood Drive’

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:42:18 GMT (1693395738749) 6c1a9239626623b12804f7b5400cf5752fcbc847 a98b9a68b0d53dec453755579bc8ceb9717067d6 by Izaiah Cazares Wed, August 30th 2023, 11:40 AM UTC FILE – The Central California Blood Center is hosting the second annual ‘Cynde’s Blood Drive’ from Sep. 1-15. (Photo: FOX26) Loading …