Blood Donor
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Urgent call for blood donations in Peterborough as supply critically lowOver the next four weeks, Canadian Blood Service's clinic in Peterborough needs 344 people to give blood. A special mobile clinic is scheduled Oct. 2 at Trent University.HealthSep 25, 2023
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‘A bag of life:’ Ontario family hopes boy’s leukemia battle inspires blood donationsAt just two years old, Ezra Gulliver was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia – blood cancer, specifically in the bone marrow. His family says blood donors helped save his life.HealthJun 14, 2023
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Are female blood donors riskier than men? A new study challenges past fearsA study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is challenging long-held assumptions that blood donations from women carried a higher risk of death for recipients.CanadaApr 12, 2023
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Canadian Blood Services opens new Regina donor centreRick Prinzen, Canadian Blood Services chief supply chain officer and vice-president of donors, said the new centre is one of the best in the network.HealthFeb 2, 2023
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Okanagan residents asked to help boost Canada’s low blood supplyChristmas is traditionally a tough season for donations because of holiday demands, but this year is proving especially hard.HealthDec 15, 2022
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Héma-Québec now accepts blood donations from men who have sex with other menDecember 4 marks the end of the organization rule that states that men mustn't have had sex with other men for a period of three months in order to be eligible blood donors.CanadaDec 4, 2022
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Halifax Blood Services clinic looking to fill nearly 600 appointments for blood donationKathy Gracie with Canadian Blood Services says the Halifax clinic has nearly 600 vacant spots that need to be filled before the end of August. The number of people who donate blood has dropped since the beginning of the pandemic, making the donor base the smallest it’s been in a decade, says Canadian Blood Services....CanadaAug 8, 2022
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Canadian Blood Services issues urgent call for donationsNational inventory for blood is down 25 per cent since the start of April, and hundreds of appointments for blood donation remain open across Atlantic Canada.CanadaMay 17, 2022
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Alberta man hits major blood donation milestoneOn Saturday, William Taylor donated blood for the 250th time at the University of Alberta blood clinic, a milestone 47 years in the making.FeaturesApr 16, 2022
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Canada needs over 23,000 blood donors this month to meet urgent demand, agency saysCanadian Blood Services has put out the call as surgeries ramp up again while COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations ease across the country.HealthJul 6, 2021
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