By Dayna Kerecman Myers A whole blood donor who donates as often as possible (approximately once every eight weeks) might take more than 16 years to reach 100 donations. And yet, a donor who begins in high school and commits...
Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD, Stanford Neurologist and Professor of Psychiatry, Medical Director of the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center, and President of the World Sleep Federation, will be speaking at our upcoming Café Scientifique series, this Thursday, September 26. Please...
By Dayna Kerecman Myers When Ruth Storek finished donating blood at Stanford Blood Center (SBC) one day, she looked down at the table in the canteen and noticed an appeal for volunteers printed...
By Dayna Kerecman Myers September, “back to school” month for most children, is a time for children and parents to think excitedly about their futures. For children suffering from chronic illnesses like sickle cell disease, though, the future may seem...
By Dayna Kerecman Myers We’re celebrating Blood Collectors Week from September 8-14, 2013. Blood centers across the nation take this time to thank blood collection staff for their efforts to ensure blood is available when needed, and to highlight...
Please note, there may be more current information available related to iron and blood donation. Visit our Iron and Blood Donation page for more. Eating a healthy diet is important for anyone, especially blood donors. But we want to make sure...
As our regular donors know, blood centers always worry about having enough blood donors in the summer. At Stanford Blood Center, summer means calling our donors more frequently due to the increase in accidents, an uptick in scheduled surgeries, and...
By Dayna Kerecman Myers Across the United States, there are over 114,000 people waiting for organ transplants, according to Donate Life California. One of Stanford Blood Center’s partners, the California Transplant Donor Network (CTDN), works tirelessly to connect these people...
By Dayna Kerecman Myers We’re very excited to introduce our new communications director, Vanessa Merina. From handling communications for the University of Wisconsin Law School, to establishing an intercultural nonprofit and teaching creative writing workshops in Bordeaux, France, to heading...
Some of our dedicated blood and platelet donors tell us they wish they could help us bring new donors into our centers. We are grateful for this kind of help! Below, we have a few ideas to share that could...