Plasma

• Canadian Blood Services wants to revive WWII-era dried plasma use

  Canadian Blood Services is looking to resuscitate the use of dried plasma — a life-saving battlefield measure that helped injured soldiers during the Second World War.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2024
  
• ‘An incredible service’: West Island blood centre holds open house to encourage donations

  Hema-Québec says summer donations are vital. Last month they were calling for 500 additional weekly donations. Especially from those with O positive and negative blood types.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2023
  
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• More donations needed as plasma centre marks 2 years in Lethbridge

  Canadian Blood Services is marking a milestone in Lethbridge: its plasma donor centre has officially been operating for two years.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2022
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• Canadian Blood Services holds donation clinic in Barrie, Ont. leading into Thanksgiving weekend

  Leading up to Thanksgiving, Canadian Blood Services is holding two days of blood donation clinics in Barrie.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2022
• Canadian Blood Services in talks with firms that pay donors for plasma as supply dips

  The agency said it is in "ongoing discussion with governments and the commercial plasma industry" on how to more than double domestic plasma collection to 50 per cent of supply.

  Health

  Aug 13, 2022
• Lethbridge hostage survivor inspiring others to donate blood and plasma

  Friends and family started a blood and plasma drive to honour Linder, who has made more than 100 donations herself.

  Features

  Aug 10, 2022
• Friends of Lethbridge stabbing survivor organize plasma drive in her honour

  Kathryn Linder, a Lethbridge woman who survived a hostage-taking in July, 2022, is an active blood and plasma donor. Now, her friends are organizing a drive to give back in her name.

  Features

  Aug 3, 2022
• Héma-Québec lacking blood donors

  Quebec's blood collecting agency had 800 cancellations or no shows last week representing almost 15 per cent of its weekly supply goals.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2022
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• COVID-19: Canadian Blood Services makes urgent call for donors to replenish the supply depleted during Omicron

  "We need more donors, the need for blood and blood products. It doesn't stop," said Janna Pantella.

  Health

  Jan 31, 2022
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• Canadian Blood Services celebrates anniversary in Lethbridge: ‘A really great year’

  One year ago Wednesday, the Plasma Donor Centre in Lethbridge opened its doors. Since then, more 3,000 donors gave around 11,000 times, for a total of 8,000 litres of plasma.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2021