Blood Donations

The statewide blood bank says that blood and platelet donations are urgently needed ahead of Hurricane Milton.

Several days after the blood center reported it was involved in a ransomware attack, OneBlood’s digital system is pumping blood to Florida hospitals once again.

The blood donation organization says it’s remaining operational to collect, test and distribute blood as it works to restore full functionality to its systems "as expeditiously as possible.”

A not-for-profit blood center serving much of the southeastern United States is facing a ransomware attack. Officials said Wednesday that the attack disabled OneBlood's information technology, forcing it to operate at a reduced capacity in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

It reported a shortage after two recent procedures required more blood than previously anticipated.

Central Florida blood banks will soon implement an expanded blood donation policy making it easier for men who have sex with men to donate blood.

Blood centers in the U.S. are scrambling to track down hundreds of thousands of former donors turned away because of worries about mad cow disease in Europe more than two decades ago.

The nation’s largest supplier of platelets is moving to a method it says is easier for hospitals, but one that sharply raises costs, leading some centers to demand more options.

The Red Cross is experiencing its lowest supply of blood in more than a decade heading into the holidays.

The FDA still calls for a three-month wait after sex before gay and bi men can donate, but research taking place in Orlando and seven other cities could lead to more donors. That could save countless lives.

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