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April 27, 2016 at 4:27 pm
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
By Kristin Stankus, digital community and social media specialist The weather is getting warmer and summer is within reach. Although spring is upon us, many are still suffering from the flu. Flu season generally runs from November to March, but...
March 23, 2016 at 10:44 pm
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Each year, more than 5 million people require blood transfusions due to illness, surgery or serious injury. There is no manufactured alternative to human blood so the blood collected from donors is the only supply available to patients in need,...
March 10, 2016 at 5:11 pm
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
By Kristin Stankus, digital community and social media specialist As early as the 17th century, blood has been used as a therapy for a variety of ailments. Over the years, there have been many great advances and it is no...
January 8, 2016 at 3:13 pm
Published by Loren Magaña | Media, Partnerships & Public Affairs Specialist
I know what you’re thinking, it’s 2016 you want to lose 10 pounds or maybe quit smoking-again. Maybe you are looking to support a charitable cause. Good will can come in many forms but people often forget about the one...
December 2, 2015 at 3:13 pm
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
When most people think about making an appointment at Stanford Blood Center (SBC), they think of coming in to donate whole blood, the most common type of donation. Less common, but needed just as much, is platelet donation through apheresis...
October 28, 2015 at 9:36 am
Published by Dayna Myers, Contributor
You: Kind eyes, huge heart, and friendly smile, wearing a red t-shirt, with awesome hemoglobin counts. You rode here on the Marguerite. Even though it was your first time saving lives with us, you were a natural … and we...
October 14, 2015 at 8:17 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
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...
July 22, 2015 at 3:37 pm
Published by Dayna Myers, Contributor
Summer shortages affect blood centers around the world, but blood centers in the predominantly Muslim world face an even greater challenge during Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, introspection and prayer. Ramadan, which literally means scorching in Arabic, is...
June 24, 2015 at 2:15 pm
Published by Stanford Blood Center
The Bay Area has incredibly generous high school kids: A whopping 15 percent of Stanford Blood Center’s blood donations come from students—and 90-95 percent are high school students participating in mobile blood drives. When all those caring kids go on...
April 15, 2015 at 11:43 am
Published by Dayna Myers, Contributor
Did you know that if you travel to a malarial risk zone, you might be deferred from donating blood even if you aren’t ill? That’s because donors can be infected and symptom free and still transmit malaria through a blood...