05Jul/17

Children’s Hospital LA Calls For Blood Donations As County Supply Dips – LAist


CBS Los Angeles

Children’s Hospital LA Calls For Blood Donations As County Supply Dips
LAist
“All big blood centers are [currently] low,” El Masri continued. “Our inventory is OK, we just don’t want it to dip too low. That’s why we’re asking people to take time off and stop by the CHLA to donate blood.” Healthy adults over 17-years-old and 110
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05Jul/17

Your blood could be worth a lot. You should give it away for free. – Chicago Tribune


Chicago Tribune

Your blood could be worth a lot. You should give it away for free.
Chicago Tribune
Your blood has a price. Not a metaphorical price, a quantifiable one. That’s what I found out at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Administrators there operate a blood donor center where they’re able to collect most of the blood
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05Jul/17

Red Cross says emergency blood donations needed – Delaware First Media


Delaware First Media

Red Cross says emergency blood donations needed
Delaware First Media
Summer months are among the most challenging for blood donation centers with schools and colleges out for the summer and many regular donors taking vacation. “And we’re really trying to get the word out that while you may take a vacation, the need for …
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05Jul/17

Three Melbourne families form tight bond during children’s wait for liver transplant – Herald Sun


Herald Sun

Three Melbourne families form tight bond during children’s wait for liver transplant
Herald Sun
Each underwent surgery within weeks of being born to connect the small intestine to the liver but it failed to prevent their need for an organ transplant if they were to reach their first birthday. All three had “tears and skin that glowed yellow”, a