Winter weather has caused a dramatic drop in blood and platelet donations, straining LifeShare and other blood centers, and creating a need for more donations to meet hospital demand.
The American Red Cross warned of a severe blood supply shortage on Jan. 20, ahead of extreme winter weather conditions across ...
Recent winter weather across the region has significantly impacted bloodand platelet collections, putting a strain on ...
But need doesn’t run on a seasonal calendar. One of the most critical, and overlooked, is the need for blood and blood ...
A team from Würzburg has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology. The researchers demonstrate that the ...
Winter weather has disrupted blood and platelet collections at LifeShare Blood Center, creating supply challenges for ...
When a vascular injury occurs, platelets in young mice form much smaller blood clots (left) than platelets in old mice (right), where the clot almost blocks the blood vessel. Fluorescence microscopy ...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Medical staff are urging an increase in donations amid a platelet shortage. According to the Community Blood Center, platelets are very fragile, short-lived blood ...
Like whole blood for transplants, platelets are perpetually in short supply. But these sticky cell fragments come with an added challenge—while whole blood can be kept for as long as 35 days after ...
Whether you are donating blood for the first time or are a repeat donor, every donation matters and makes an enormous ...