Aug 17, 2021 | What is Pathology?
When a patient presents signs that are associated with cancer, doctors take the necessary steps to provide care and support for the patients’ health. This includes ordering a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis and provide the next steps for treatment. There are 5 main...
Aug 12, 2021 | What is Blood Banking?
The history of blood transfusions is a long and intriguing one that stretches back thousands of years in surprising and fascinating ways. Let’s learn more about the history of blood donations. Humans have been connecting the relationship between blood and overall...
Jul 29, 2021 | What is Blood Banking?
Blood donation drives are incredibly important for hospitals and medical clinics to provide the care their patients need. Blood collected through these drives saves countless lives every year; this is because blood is needed for surgeries, trauma, cancer treatments,...
Jul 15, 2021 | What is Pathology?
When it comes to hearing medical terms like hematopathology, it can be both scary and confusing. What does it mean? Can these tests help me determine why I am sick? These questions, and most likely more, pass through your mind when you are sick. One of the best ways...
Jul 7, 2021 | What is Pathology?
Summer is here, which means the days are longer and there is more time to enjoy the sun. But with these long days and more time in the sun, it’s always wise to keep your health in mind; and we’re talking about more than sunburn. Skin cancer is the most...
Jun 25, 2021 | What is Blood Banking?
Every day, tens of thousands of people need donated blood and blood products to keep them healthy or even stay alive. Every year in the US alone, 21 million blood components are transfused: blood is needed every two seconds. For some, that would be enough to schedule...
Jun 7, 2021 | What is Blood Banking?
Since June 14, 2005, World Blood Donor Day has aimed to raise global awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for national health systems. This June 14, we encourage our community to donate blood in order to save lives, improve the health and the...
May 18, 2021 | What is Blood Banking?
Every year, over 115 million units of blood are donated worldwide; this is especially critical because for patients who need a blood transfusion, there are no alternatives. In fact, in the US, upwards of 70% of the population will receive a blood donation at some...
