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WELLSBORO, Pa. (WETM) – The Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New York is bringing a blood drive to Wellsboro next week. The blood drive will be on Monday, May 6, from noon to 5 p.m. at UPMC Wellsboro. Everyone is invited to donate, as all blood types are needed. Everyone who donates […]
The father of a teenage boy in China, who was given cash to donate blood plasma so many times it cost him his life, is demanding accountability from the company that paid him.
As Japan wound down its free Covid-19 vaccination scheme, social media posts falsely claimed that the East Asian country had announced plans to ban the vaccines and stop jabbed people from donating their blood due to "contamination" fears. The study cited in the misleading posts -- written by a researcher known for his anti-vaccine stance -- has not been peer-reviewed by the scientific community. Vaccines remain an effective protection against severe symptoms of the Covid virus.
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A new House bill was introduced that includes disclosing important information in regards to donating blood. In HB822, written by State Rep. Peter Egan, Sr. (R-La), the proposed bill would require that before performing a blood donation or blood transfusion, it should be noted if the donor has received a […]
Some patients, especially newborns, need specially tested blood to ensure it does not cause harm.