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fromwww.dailyfreeman.com
1 week ago

Column: What you need to know about donating blood

In 2025, giving blood is less painful and more inclusive than you might remember. More members of the LGBTQ+ community are now welcome to donate blood after the U.S. Federal Drug Administration updated blood donation guidelines in 2023. And just this year, the oft-dreaded finger stick was replaced with a sensor slipped on to a finger to measure a donor's hemoglobin, the protein in blood that carries oxygen.
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fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
2 weeks ago

Viral Red Cross x PEANUTS T-Shirts Return for Snoopy's 75th Anniversary | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

Red Cross and PEANUTS collaborate to give exclusive Snoopy T-shirts to blood donors Aug 29–Sep 21 to celebrate PEANUTS' 75th anniversary.
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fromGothamist
1 month ago

NY area hospitals desperately need more type O blood, center says

Urgent need for O-negative and O-positive blood strains resources of the New York Blood Center.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Stanford Blood Center faces critical blood shortage, seeks donations amid summer lull

Stanford Blood Center faces a critical blood shortage, especially types O and A, with supply dwindling rapidly.
NYC politics
frombrooklyneagle.com
2 months ago

Police and firefighters compete to bring in most blood donors during critical shortage

The Bravest vs. The Finest competition encourages blood donations amid a critical shortage in New York City.
London politics
fromwww.kilburntimes.co.uk
2 months ago

Caribbean street food company teams up with NHS to boost blood donations

Port Royal Patties is encouraging blood donations by distributing patties with QR codes linking to donation registration during National Blood Week.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Can lab-made blood make up for global shortages? DW 06/13/2025

"Blood donation services in many countries are unable to meet the demands for collecting and storing healthy blood, leading to critical shortages worldwide."
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

Can I donate blood and how do I do it? Urgent call for donors amid low stocks

The Independent emphasizes the importance of accessible journalism and the call for more blood donors to support NHS Blood and Transplant.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
3 months ago

Amid critical blood shortage, Brooklyn drives mobilize to help fill the gap * Brooklyn Paper

New York Blood Center declares a blood emergency due to critically low blood donations and urges more New Yorkers to donate blood.
SF parents
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Campbell schools get funding to stage shows at Heritage Theatre

Financial assistance will help local schools stage theater productions at Campbell's Heritage Theatre.
Stanford Blood Center is temporarily closing to facilitate necessary renovations.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

'I'm a rare blood donor but it's not a superpower'

I wouldn't say it's quite like a superpower but I do think it's amazing that something that you just happened to be born with can help so many people.
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fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

South Bay ensembles celebrate local composer's centennial

The Santa Clara Chorale and San Jose Chamber Orchestra celebrate composer Kirke Mechem's centennial with a concert.
Vitalant incentivizes blood donation with a contest during National Trauma Awareness Month, highlighting the critical need for Type O blood.
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fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
4 months ago

Greenwich woman who needs blood transfusions every 2 weeks to run London Marathon

Chloe Adlerstein will run the London Marathon to raise funds for the UK Thalassaemia Society, reflecting on her own experiences with the condition.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

South Londoners roll up their sleeves to save lives

Brixton's new blood donor center has saved approximately 11,000 lives by collecting over 3,000 blood units in three months.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Take a swing at giving blood for chance at Giants tickets

Donors to the Stanford Blood Center can enter to win luxury suite tickets to a Giants game in May, while also addressing the urgent need for blood donations.
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