Blood donations have fallen to catastrophic levels. Experts ... - NBC News
Jan 14, 2024 · Blood donations have fallen, sparking shortages in hospitals. Fewer young people are donating blood, due to changes in requirements as well the pandemic.
Red Cross national blood inventory plummets 25% in July …
Aug 18, 2024 · When fewer people donate blood, even small disruptions to the nation’s supply are hard to overcome. More individuals are needed to donate now to help patients counting on lifesaving blood following accidents, during surgeries and for treatment of conditions such as sickle cell disease and cancer.
Red Cross on alert as blood donations are at dangerously low levels
Jan 8, 2024 · Blood donations are at dangerously low levels. Red Cross says the impact could be dire. The American Red Cross announced Monday the organization faces a blood shortage so severe it cannot...
Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage, calls for donations …
Jan 7, 2024 · The American Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage as it experiences the lowest number of people giving blood in the last 20 years. Blood and platelet donations are needed now to help alleviate the shortage and ensure …
Red Cross announces emergency blood shortage, calls on ... - ABC News
Jan 8, 2024 · The Americans Red Cross announced Monday it is experiencing an emergency blood shortage and is calling on more people to donate blood urgently.
American Red Cross declares national blood shortage due to low donor …
Sep 11, 2023 · Overall, the distribution of blood products to hospitals is outpacing the number of blood donations being made, and according to the Red Cross, about 2,500 hospitals and transfusion centers...
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Jun 14, 2016 · Blood donations have dropped due to the coronavirus epidemic. Dropping the ban against gay and bi men could produce 300,000 pints of blood annually, potentially saving a …
Blood donation - BBC News
Nov 25, 2024 · Three generations of the same family whose lives were saved by blood transfusions urge more people to become donors. A charity is appealing for pet owners to nominate their dogs for vital blood...
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People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday. This summer's blistering temperatures...
Blood donation | AP News
Apr 2, 2020 · BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — More than a dozen blood donation opportunities are scheduled around Vermont in August as the American Red Cross is reporting a severe blood shortage.