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Memorial Blood Centers declare a blood emergency, calling on eligible donors to make a blood or platelet donation.

The Nebraska Community Blood Bank will no longer screen donations based on sexual or gender identity, following a new FDA policy.

The Nebraska Community Blood Bank will no longer screen donations based on sexual or gender identity, following a new FDA policy.

Nebraska Community Blood Bank says, "You never know when you might need blood, so pay it forward by making a donation today.”

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From the editorial: "Slim one-day and two-day supplies of donated blood, when five-day to seven-day supplies are considered ideal, prompted the Memorial Blood Centers in St. Paul to declare this latest emergency."

As we come into a busy time of the year, more blood donors are needed.

The American Red Cross declared its first-ever national blood crisis Tuesday. The organization said the country is experiencing a dire shortage of blood products, due to a dramatic decrease in donations since the start of the pandemic.

From the editorial: "During COVID-19’s 21-months-and-counting grip on our nation and the world, maintaining blood supplies has been even more challenging than normal."

From the editorial: "During COVID-19’s 21-months-and-counting grip on our nation and the world, maintaining blood supplies has been even more challenging than normal."