Nov 22, 2022 | Educational Information, What is Blood Banking?
Sickle cell disease affects 100,000 people in the United States. If untreated, it can lead to life-threatening complications. There is no widely used cure for sickle cell disease, but there are treatments that can help. One way you can help patients with SCD is by...
Nov 23, 2021 | What is Blood Banking?
You may have heard recently that blood is in short supply and blood donors are greatly needed. Blood donations are essential for hospitals and clinics to provide the care patients need. In fact, every year, more than...
Oct 21, 2021 | What is Blood Banking?
Did you know that there are different ways that you can donate blood? The most common method for donating is whole blood donation. While whole blood donation is needed, there is another form of blood donation that can help even more...
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...
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...
