Blood Shortage

On the Delhi government alleging discrimination by the Centre in resources for Covid, the High Court said today that if medication was not being sent to places that needed them, "blood is on their hands".

A six-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Palghar decided not to celebrate her birthday and encouraged her family members to donate blood on the occasion to prevent its shortage amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

With fewer people stepping outdoors due to the coronavirus pandemic, doctors are faced with the challenge of shortage of blood in the blood banks, to save precious lives.

Thalassemia patients in West Bengal are facing a tough time as the blood banks in the state have gone dry due to restrictions on people's movement and a bar on donation drives amid the 21-day lockdown imposed to contain coronavirus epidemic.

About half of the blood centers in the United States are already reporting low inventory levels and the country could see shortages in about two weeks as blood drives are canceled due to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, AABB, formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks, said on Tuesday.

Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas which allows the human body to use sugar from carbohydrates in the food that you eat for energy or to store glucose for future use.

Blood banks fall short of HIV/AIDS testing kits. As a result of the shortage, the blood collected from patients cannot be used for patients. Scroll here to know some interesting facts about blood donation.

Facebook hopes to connect blood donors with those in need - whether individuals or organisations like hospitals and blood banks.

India today faces a shortage of 10% relative to its blood requirements. In absolute terms, this means that we require to cover a shortfall of over 12 lakh units. Given that the eligible donor population of India is more than 512 million, this deficit is surprising. This World Blood Donor Day let's understand this.

Sixteen thousand police personnel have donated blood over the past one week to overcome the blood crisis in West Bengal during the ongoing summer, chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.

Every month, Seema Mishra and her daughter make the trip to a hospital, praying the blood transfusion the youngster needs to keep her alive will not make her sicker.

Anaemia is a blood disorder that is caused by a nutritional deficiency or blood loss. Typically, red blood cells (RBC) carry oxygen through the body using a protein called 'hemoglobin' and any shortage of the cells or hemoglobin results in anaemia.According...

There will be no shortage of blood at the blood banks in the coming months if the call for donation camps is successful this Ganeshotsav. The festival is celebrated with much fanfare in the state and the government is requesting mandals to conduct blood donation camps as an opportunity to increase stock of blood units.

With 86 injured people admitted at hospitals close to the train accident site in Sainthia, there is a shortage of blood.About 175 blood bottles are being rushed from neighbouring hospitals to the hospitals in Rampurhat and Shiuri where the injured are admitted for treatment.Teams of doctors have also been sent. These includes 20 doctors from the st...

On the Delhi government alleging discrimination by the Centre in resources for Covid, the High Court said today that if medication was not being sent to places that needed them, "blood is on their hands".

A six-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Palghar decided not to celebrate her birthday and encouraged her family members to donate blood on the occasion to prevent its shortage amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

With fewer people stepping outdoors due to the coronavirus pandemic, doctors are faced with the challenge of shortage of blood in the blood banks, to save precious lives.

Thalassemia patients in West Bengal are facing a tough time as the blood banks in the state have gone dry due to restrictions on people's movement and a bar on donation drives amid the 21-day lockdown imposed to contain coronavirus epidemic.

About half of the blood centers in the United States are already reporting low inventory levels and the country could see shortages in about two weeks as blood drives are canceled due to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, AABB, formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks, said on Tuesday.

Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas which allows the human body to use sugar from carbohydrates in the food that you eat for energy or to store glucose for future use.

Blood banks fall short of HIV/AIDS testing kits. As a result of the shortage, the blood collected from patients cannot be used for patients. Scroll here to know some interesting facts about blood donation.

Facebook hopes to connect blood donors with those in need - whether individuals or organisations like hospitals and blood banks.

India today faces a shortage of 10% relative to its blood requirements. In absolute terms, this means that we require to cover a shortfall of over 12 lakh units. Given that the eligible donor population of India is more than 512 million, this deficit is surprising. This World Blood Donor Day let's understand this.

Sixteen thousand police personnel have donated blood over the past one week to overcome the blood crisis in West Bengal during the ongoing summer, chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.

Every month, Seema Mishra and her daughter make the trip to a hospital, praying the blood transfusion the youngster needs to keep her alive will not make her sicker.

Anaemia is a blood disorder that is caused by a nutritional deficiency or blood loss. Typically, red blood cells (RBC) carry oxygen through the body using a protein called 'hemoglobin' and any shortage of the cells or hemoglobin results in anaemia.According...

There will be no shortage of blood at the blood banks in the coming months if the call for donation camps is successful this Ganeshotsav. The festival is celebrated with much fanfare in the state and the government is requesting mandals to conduct blood donation camps as an opportunity to increase stock of blood units.

With 86 injured people admitted at hospitals close to the train accident site in Sainthia, there is a shortage of blood.About 175 blood bottles are being rushed from neighbouring hospitals to the hospitals in Rampurhat and Shiuri where the injured are admitted for treatment.Teams of doctors have also been sent. These includes 20 doctors from the st...