There have been many great advances in medicine over the last few decades. Patients can take comfort in the fact that doctors have more information available to them now than ever before, resulting in an improved quality of patient care....
No one wants to be sick, especially with seasonal influenza (the “flu”). That achy, feverish feeling that keeps you in bed for a week is no fun. In addition to making people feel icky, the flu also has a significant...
by: Deepthi Sampathkumar, volunteer and high school blood drive coordinator Every weekend, I don my grey “Stanford Blood Center Volunteer” shirt and head to the Mountain View donation center to assist in the post-donation canteen. The fresh scent of coffee...
By Dayna Kerecman Myers The American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) has honored two Stanford leaders in the field, Dolly Tyan, PhD, D(ABHI) and Marcelo Fernández-Viña, PhD, D(ABHI), with awards recognizing their significant contributions to the fields of transplantation,...
By Kristin Stankus, digital community and social media specialist Stanford Blood Center (SBC) is proud to once again partner with Palo Alto Adult School who each quarter invites one community organization to showcase their services and recognizes them for excellence...
In 1983, the federal government designated September as National Sickle Cell Awareness Month in an effort to bring awareness to the disease and focus on the need for research and treatment (American Society of Hematology). What is Sickle Cell...
Justin joined the Be the Match registry approximately 13 years ago while attending the Stanford Medicine Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Reunion. His decision to join was a simple one, as cancer has been a significant theme in his life, and...
By Karen Hendryk, SBC Donor Recruitment Manager When summer rolls around, we inevitably see a decline in donations, and this summer is no exception. We miss the high school and college drives while school is out of session, but that...
Our Choose Your Getaway campaign is the perfect antidote to the end-of-summer blues. It’s our second year running this promotion, and we have five additional opportunity drawing prizes to give away this time around! When you make a donation, you...
Marta Luna Wilde was searching for an unusual, meaningful way to mark her 50th birthday last year, and an idea came to her in a moment of lucidity. She realized how lucky she felt just to be alive for the...