Blood Donor Program: Newsfeed

  Imagine trying to read or travel if all of the signs were missing A's, B's, and O's. It wuld e quite hrd t understnd wht…

Many first-time donors come to their donation with a fear of needles but most find that the donation process is easy and relatively painless. Here…

New recommendations that all U.S. donated blood be tested for Zika virus have been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The plan begins…

Given the rapid increase and widespread use of apps, it seems inevitable that there will soon be an app that caters to almost everything, including blood…

As students head back to school, we are thrilled to share the results of our Annual Summer High School Blood Donor Challenge. Olmsted County high…

Joshua Rhoades, MT(ASCP), Clinical Laboratory Technologist in the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has been donating blood for more than 10…

A recent study in the medical journal, Transfusion, found an association between blood donation and lowered blood pressure. Researchers studied approximately 300 whole blood donors over…

According to the American Red Cross, an estimated 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood at any given time, although less…

To remain compliant with a new practice standard and continue our focus on blood safety, the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program has updated its screening…

Michelle (Andi) Campbell, Customer Resource Specialist, was only 16 years old when she was involved in a terrible car accident. With a broken femur and…

The other day I met a very interesting gentleman.  He drove 3 hours to donate platelets here at Mayo Clinic.  When I asked him why…

Transfusion can mean a whole variety of things, depending on your perspective... patient, family member, physician, nurse, and laboratory. Please take a minute to reflect--…