Blood donation involves contributing a portion of your blood for medical purposes. It's essential to distinguish between blood and plasma donations, as they are...
Beginning today, World Blood Donor Day, first-time donors can get a preview of their blood type when they give with Vitalant SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (June 14, 2021) — On this World Blood Donor Day, Vitalant—which supplies donated blood to more than 900 hospitals across the U.S, including over 45 in the San Francisco Bay Area — announced that it has a critical blood shortage. The nonprofit organization is urging all eligible donors to make an appointment now to give at any of its nearly 120 donation centers or a community drive to replenish the blood supply in the coming days and
As many as 20 million Americans have contracted the coronavirus, according to new estimate based on CDC studies of blood samples collected nationwide. If...
CDC is conducting a nationwide COVID-19 seroprevalence survey in 25 U.S. metropolitan areas, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the...
The coronavirus pandemic has affected our health system in different ways, overflowing hospitals and triggering a crisis for hospitals that shows no signs...
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 9/11 attack had increased everyone’s consciousness on safety, sacrifices, and bravery. Thus, it made a great impact on how...
