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If You Get High Can You Still Go and Give Blood? – The Rules for Cannabis and Donating Blood

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...

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SCIB Celebrates Sarawak Day With Life-Saving Blood Donation Drive

KUCHING, MALAYSIA, July 21, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Civil engineering specialist Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad ("SCIB" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that they have organised...

How to select and help validate the best sterilization method?

Posted by Rob Packard on February 7, 2023 The FDA eSTAR includes a list of eight different options for a sterilization method,...

Can You Donate Blood Plasma if You Smoke Weed?

Currently, cannabis is making waves and gaining traction among different age groups. Many now ask if their regular use of the drug could adversely impact life-saving plasma donations. A straightforward answer to this is that cannabis users can give out as much-needed blood to people in need as possible. Additionally, they can decide to store their blood and source plasma in blood banks for future use. However, this doesn't mean you can show up at the hospital when high. The healthcare workers have directives to turn intoxicated donors away.

Donate Blood Plasma and Help Save Lives

People who have recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies in their blood that may help treat people who have recently contracted the virus. So...

FDA Updates For Collecting Blood And Convalescent Plasma During COVID-19

With over 1.5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its recommendations...

Can You Donate Blood For Coronavirus If You Consume Marijuana?

The coronavirus pandemic has affected our health system in different ways, overflowing hospitals and triggering a crisis for hospitals that shows no signs...

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