San Antonio tissue donor to be honored on RoseParade float
On Jan. 2, 2023, Asante Contreras and 43 other donors across the country will be honored through Floragraph portraits on the “Donate Life” Rose Parade Float in Pasadena, California.
On Jan. 2, 2023, Asante Contreras and 43 other donors across the country will be honored through Floragraph portraits on the “Donate Life” Rose Parade Float in Pasadena, California.
All-star trio has given 372 gallons through the years at the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center – and they’re still donating.
The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center will extend operating hours at its seven donor rooms beginning Friday as the weather improves in an attempt to make up more than 2,800 donations lost this week because of the severe winter weather.
The first-of-its-kind civilian program to provide low-titer O-positive whole blood for emergency use, of which the Brothers in Arms program from the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center is a key component, has been highlighted in the latest edition of the journal Military Medicine.
Since the age of 6, Hagan Hill has needed blood donations to manage a rare liver disease. Across the nation, the pandemic has made it more difficult for patients like her to get the blood they desperately need.
If you’re curious about your blood type, there are several ways to discover it.
Family of marrow transplant child reflects on the importance of lifesaving donors
The blood supply in South Texas has reached critically low levels, declining to around half of what is needed to adequately serve patients throughout the region.
New Emergency Use Authorization could make COVID-19 therapy more readily available to coronavirus patients The Food and Drug Administration has changed the status of COVID-19
Convalescent plasma, first discovered in the 19th century, authorized for use in fight against coronavirus A doctor’s reaction to a potential epidemic almost 90 years
46-month research demonstrates safety of FDA guidance for low pulse rate population Blood donors with low pulse rates experience fewer negative reactions than the general
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