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WEST CHESTER, PA — The American Red Cross will hold blood drives across Chester County from September 1-20 as it works to stabilize a blood supply that remains vulnerable to …
Hello Kitty Collectibles Await Chester County Blood Donors Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration licensed the first freeze-dried plasma product for U.S. use last week, creating a room-temperature option for treating adult patients when conventional plasma …
FDA Clears First Freeze-Dried Plasma for Emergency Use Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — The American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis for only the second time in its history as summer donations fell to a four-year low, …
Red Cross Blood Crisis Restricts Type O Supplies to Hospitals Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The American Red Cross is urging donors to give blood immediately after its national blood supply dropped nearly 25% in June, creating a widening gap between hospital …
Red Cross Warns Blood Shortage Threatens Hospital Supplies Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — The American Red Cross is urging blood and platelet donors to schedule appointments as a recent decline in donations threatens to tighten blood supplies heading into the …
Red Cross Warns of Blood Shortfall as Summer Donations Decline Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The American Red Cross is urging donors to schedule blood and platelet donations after a sharp decline in appointments reduced the nation’s blood supply by several thousand …
Red Cross Warns Blood Supply Drop Raises Summer Shortage Risk Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — A wave of winter storms has wiped out hundreds of blood drives nationwide, and health officials are now urging Chester County residents to act quickly as …
Storms Cancel Drives, Chester County Urged to Step Up as Blood Supply Tightens Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — The American Red Cross is sounding the alarm as severe winter weather deepens an already critical blood shortage, with more than 10,000 donations left uncollected in just …
Winter Storm Fern Cripples Blood Supply, Red Cross Warns of Critical Shortfall Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — The American Red Cross is sounding an urgent alarm as the nation’s blood supply drops to dangerously low levels, putting patients at risk of delays in lifesaving …
Blood Supply Plunges 35% as Red Cross Warns of Critical Shortages Read More
SPRINGFIELD, PA — A routine blood donation could turn into the trip of a lifetime next month as state lawmakers team up with the American Red Cross to boost supplies …
Donate Blood, Win Big: Springfield Drive Offers Shot at Super Bowl Trip Read More