Should My Pet Donate Blood? A Vet Expert Shares What to Know and Why Blood Donations Are Vital One pet blood donation can saves the lives of three animals, according to veterinarian Dr. Meghan Respess ...

COLORADO, USA — Vitalant, a blood donation center, said the ongoing blood shortage, mixed with the upcoming holiday season, is a tough combination. A Denver couple invites their whole family to ...

Before donating blood, you undergo a quick health screening. This can flag early signs of health issues like high or low haemoglobin levels, blood pressure irregularities, or rare blood types.

Blood donations have plummeted throughout the pandemic but the Treasure Coast's blood supplier has come up with a new way to enable donors to track where their donation goes and perhaps receive a ...

TODAY IS NATIONAL BLOOD DONATION DAY. THE RED CROSS SAYS DONATIONS ARE STARTING TO DECLINE. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE NEED, EVERY TWO SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. NEEDS BLOOD. I’M JOINED ...

Men who have sex with men have long faced restrictions on giving blood in the United States, amid concerns about the disproportionate toll of HIV/AIDS on gay and bisexual men. Decades ago, as AIDS ...

As a sophomore in college in 2011, I was deferred from donating blood for being a gay man. I was confronting the homophobia built into the FDA’s blood donation ban for men who have sex with men.

In the days prior to a donation appointment, focus on eating a diet high in meat, fish, poultry, beans, spinach, iron-fortified cereals or raisins. It is important to get a good night's sleep the ...

In times of crisis, blood donation helps others, and it might help you Many people who think they aren’t eligible to give blood might not be aware that some rules for donation have changed ...

Nick Gehrig, the spokesperson for Vitalant, a nonprofit network of blood donation centers, told CNN that it is “proud to be the lead investigator in the ADVANCE Study to provide the FDA with the ...

Most blood donations will take 30 to 45 minutes, according to Cronin. Donors should be prepared to fill out paperwork prior to donating and wait 10 to 15 minutes afterward to ensure they don’t ...