“Then, they’re going to go ahead and draw the blood….and we draw one pint,” Sheila Sullivan, an area booking manager for the American Red Cross, said. “The average person has 10 to 12 pints in their body…so, we’re not taking an exorbitant but enough.”
Russian servicemen patrol the destroyed part of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine. OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images p” class=”inline-offer pre-churn-offer”> Redeem now Before invading Ukraine, Russia set up blood drives and field hospitals, The Economist reported. […]
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -The mission of Wicklund Warriors is to support those diagnosed with blood cancers, in any way they need. Over the course of nine years, the group has helped 127 families get back on their feet. As a survivor of leukemia, Deanna Wicklund wants to help others struggling through similar experiences. “Ten years […]
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood. That’s according to the American Red Cross. Friday, dozens of Siouxlanders rolled up their sleeves to give the gift of life in a one-day blood donor drive put on by LifeServe Blood Center, UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s and KTIV. The theme of […]
CHICO, Calif. – Vitalant is hosting its annual Summer Classic Blood Drive in the midst of a critical blood shortage impacting Northern California. You can donate at the following three sites on Saturday, August 5: Chico – Donation Center at 555 Rio Lindo Avenue from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Redding – Donation Center at […]
You could say Virgil Olson has put in a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to Vitalant’s blood donation center over the years. But more than anything, it’s been a whole lot of blood. Vitalant celebrated the 90-year-old Louisville resident as he made his 90th gallon donation Thursday at Vitalant’s newly-renovated Boulder Donation Center at […]
Blood drive brings in 46 pints of blood Published 8:00 pm Friday, August 4, 2023 The American Red Cross blood drive hosted by Bridge Community Church on Thursday collected 46 pints of blood. Amy Bilch, of Albert Lea, completed donating her first gallon of blood and Cindy Bodensteiner, also of Albert Lea, completed donating her […]
A lab in Lansing, Mich., where the state health department tests blood from newborns for more than 50 rare diseases. A judge has found key parts of Michigan’s newborn blood-testing program unconstitutional in a challenge by four parents who raised concerns about how leftover samples are used long after screening for rare diseases. (Joey Cappelletti/Report […]
Red blood cells. (IANS) In a groundbreaking achievement, a team of Australian scientists has successfully developed a swift, cost-effective, and scalable technique for engineering blood vessels from natural tissue. By amalgamating various materials and fabrication technologies, the team from the University of Melbourne has devised a method to craft blood vessels with intricate geometries akin […]
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: A 62-meter (203-feet) tall Motherland statue holding a trident, Ukraine’s coat of arms, is towering over the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, replacing the recently dismantled hammer and sickle emblem of the Soviet Union. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the revival of the Black Sea Grain […]