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Why Is Blood Donation Important for Blood Transfusions?
Every year, millions of people in the U.S. receive lifesaving blood transfusions. So what exactly is a blood transfusion, anyway?
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Pump It Up: A Guide to Giving Blood in 2023
Never donated blood before? There’s a first time for everything! Still, you probably know that blood is used all the time to help hospital patients, and transfusions take place constantly. Stick with us, and we’ll teach you everything you need to know about blood donation. Let’s start with …
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Can Anyone Become a Superhero?
Even before the release of the latest highly anticipated superhero film, most everyone daydreamed about being a superhero at one point or another. But what does it mean to be a superhero, anyway?
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Is It Really Life or Death
Even someone who has never donated blood understands that blood is used all the time to help hospital patients, and transfusions are commonplace.
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Power Red Donation
You may have heard the term Power Red or Power Red blood donation being tossed around, or even received requests from Vitalant to donate a Power Red. What exactly is this so-called Power Red blood donation, and what makes it “powerful”? Is it pumped up on steroids??