Blood donors saved Merthyr Tydfil mum and her daughters
Shelley Parry says she would have died and left a heartbroken family behind without blood donors. Source link
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Call for South Asian donors to save four-year-old
A four-year-old girl from London with leukaemia has been given only weeks to live unless she can find a stem cell donor. Esha Nadeswaran was diagnosed with leukaemia back in May. Her family are desperately looking for South Asians who can save her life – but it is proving difficult. They are organising drop-in testing … Read more
COVID Skeptics Request Blood Transfusions From Unvaccinated Donors
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 (Kaiser News) — The nation’s roiling tensions over vaccination against covid-19 have spilled into an unexpected arena: lifesaving blood transfusions. With nearly 60% of the eligible U.S. population fully vaccinated, most of the nation’s blood supply is now coming from donors who have been inoculated, experts said. That’s led some … Read more
Should Deferrals Be Lifted for Gay Blood Donors?
July 26, 2021 — For years, men who have sex with men have faced extra restrictions if they tried to donate blood. The latest FDA guidance requires a 3-month sexual abstinence period before donating for all men who have sex with men. That applies even to men married to other men or two men in … Read more
‘Heart-in-a-Box’ Can Be Lifesaver From Distant Donors
By Sarah Collins HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A few days after his 74th birthday, Don Stivers received his dream gift — a new heart. “I was born with a very lousy heart,” he explained. “Growing up, I decided I was going to overcome it and go to the Olympics and … Read more
Patients With Worst COVID May Be Key Plasma Donors
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Factors such as sex, age and severity of the disease may help identify COVID-19 survivors who have high levels of antibodies that can protect against the disease, a new study suggests. “These were significant patient characteristics that not only … Read more