By WVUA23 News Student Reporter Rachel Nadeau LifeSouth hosted a blood drive Wednesday at the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum on Jack Warner Parkway. LifeSouth is a nonprofit blood bank serving…
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. plans to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood by easing restrictions on groups that typically face higher risks of HIV. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Gracie Johnson West Alabama needs more blood, and DCH Health System is encouraging anyone who's capable to donate. On Friday, DCH Director of Clinical…
By WVUA23 Digital Reporter Melanie Bumpus LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is looking for blood donors as part of its 365 Movement supporting those living with sickle cell disease. September is Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month, and SCD is a genetic…
The Central-West Chapter of the American Red Cross is getting the word out about sickle cell disease. Those who suffer from the genetic condition have red blood cells that are…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick The American Red Cross will be taking donations of blood and platelets the week after the Fourth of July in Northport and Tuscaloosa. On Wednesday, July 6, the Red Cross will be at…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Every year on June 14, the American Red Cross observes World Blood Day to recognize, "the importance of a safe and stable blood supply and the donors who make it possible." To increase…
As blood supplies continue dwindling in Alabama and across the country, the American Red Cross needs your help. This week, the Red Cross is on campus at the University of Alabama asking students, employees and community members to consider giving.…
