/tags/blood-donation blood donation en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:37:19 GMT /health/2024-07-29/cincinnati-blood-centers-desperate-need-donations Hoxworth and Solvita, the two blood centers serving the º£½ÇÉçÇø listening area, are in need of all blood types. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:37:19 GMT /health/2024-07-29/cincinnati-blood-centers-desperate-need-donations Tana Weingartner /local-news/2024-01-09/solvita-blood-bank-need-donations-january Blood donations tend to drop off before, during, and after December's holidays. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:10:35 GMT /local-news/2024-01-09/solvita-blood-bank-need-donations-january Bill Rinehart /local-news/2023-09-01/dayton-blood-tissue-bank-solvita The former Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Bank has changed its name to Solvita. "Sol" meaning "sun" and "vita" meaning "life." Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:25:41 GMT /local-news/2023-09-01/dayton-blood-tissue-bank-solvita Ann Thompson /health/2023-06-20/hoxworth-community-blood-center-updated-blood-donation-guidelines-gay-bisexual The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May updated its guidance on who is allowed to donate blood. The new rules eliminate restrictions specifically prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:25:12 GMT /health/2023-06-20/hoxworth-community-blood-center-updated-blood-donation-guidelines-gay-bisexual Tana Weingartner /news-from-npr/2023-06-20/more-gay-and-bisexual-men-will-now-be-able-to-donate-blood-under-finalized-fda-rules While the number of people eligible to donate blood has expanded, the agency says it will continue to monitor the safety of the blood supply. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:55:23 GMT /news-from-npr/2023-06-20/more-gay-and-bisexual-men-will-now-be-able-to-donate-blood-under-finalized-fda-rules Jonathan Franklin /local-news/2022-09-19/blood-centers-look-to-rejuvenate-high-school-donor-drives Blood donation is critical, and centers know it's important to reach new donors when they're young. High school blood drives were scarce during the pandemic shutdown and didn't fare much better after many students returned to classrooms in 2021. Now, blood centers are preparing for what they hope will be a better school year. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 08:05:00 GMT /local-news/2022-09-19/blood-centers-look-to-rejuvenate-high-school-donor-drives Tana Weingartner /health/2021-12-13/pandemic-keeps-blood-donations-low Hoxworth, Community Blood Center of Dayton and the Red Cross all are in need of type O blood donations. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:08:00 GMT /health/2021-12-13/pandemic-keeps-blood-donations-low Tana Weingartner /local-news/2020-06-12/on-world-blood-donor-day-local-centers-say-need-is-high World Blood Donor Day is this Sunday, June 14. Community Blood Center and Hoxworth both are encouraging people to donate. Hoxworth Public Relations… Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:44:59 GMT /local-news/2020-06-12/on-world-blood-donor-day-local-centers-say-need-is-high Tana Weingartner /local-news/2019-12-26/meet-the-tri-state-sister-who-has-given-blood-for-60-years Try to wrap your head around this: For the last six decades, Sister Damien Hinderer has been donating blood. For about 50 of those years, the 77-year-old… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-12-26/meet-the-tri-state-sister-who-has-given-blood-for-60-years Ann Thompson /local-news/2019-07-03/no-plans-on-july-4-hoxworth-suggests-donating-blood Hoxworth Blood Center is taking extra steps to insure it has adequate blood and platelet donations heading into the holiday weekend. It is putting out the… Wed, 03 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-07-03/no-plans-on-july-4-hoxworth-suggests-donating-blood Ann Thompson