Severe weather across many parts of the country has caused a lot of problems, but one effect you may not have heard about is on the nation's blood supply. According to the American Red Cross, the nation's blood supply is ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Reiterating a plea it made earlier this month, the American Red Cross is urging people to roll up their sleeves and give blood.
Jan 24, 2024
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Despite belief in some quarters to the contrary, the bodies of victims of natural disasters or armed conflict rarely pose a health threat to communities, the Red Cross and the World Health Organization said Friday.
Sep 15, 2023
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The American Red Cross said Monday that it urgently needs blood donations because the national blood supply has dropped nearly 25 percent since early August.
Sep 12, 2023
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For decades, LGBTQ+ patients have faced stringent requirements to donate blood—most gay and bisexual men were not allowed to donate at all. Now, however, many more of them will be able to give this selfless gift. The U.S. ...
Jun 28, 2023
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I always tell parents that for many reasons, swimming should be the first sport a child learns.
Jun 26, 2023
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Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, according to the American Red Cross. Becoming a donor is easy and can make a significant impact on your community.
Feb 1, 2023
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All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned on Monday, saying future health crises could also collide with increasingly likely climate-related disasters.
Jan 30, 2023
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U.S. Food & Drug Administration policies that have limited blood donations from men who have sex with men may soon ease.
Dec 1, 2022
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With the first community outbreak of the coronavirus in the Solomon Islands spreading rapidly through the largely unvaccinated population, the Red Cross warned Thursday that the Pacific Island nation's fragile health care ...
Feb 18, 2022
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