There are certain medical visits (like non-essential dentist appointments), that you might want to put off until the pandemic passed. But is it safe to donate blood right now? Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, chief medical officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, says that not only is
Two 11-year-old girls are helping increase the local blood supply. Karly Rathbun and Shayla Schielein were both diagnosed with leukemia three years ago at the age of 8. They said during their battles they often waited hours at a time for blood transfusions because blood wasn’t available. Karly received 14
CARDIFF-BASED FUNERAL ARRANGER, HOWARD PROVIS, HAS CELEBRATED HIS 1,000TH BLOOD DONATION TO THE WELSH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE, AFTER DONATING BLOOD OVER AN IMPRESSIVE 46 YEARS. Six years ago, he was honoured an award on behalf of the Welsh Blood Transfusion Service for donating blood 800 times. And after reaching the
Apart from taking care of patients, doctors continue to actively participate in plasma donation after they recover from the Covid-19 infection. Read Full Article
