
First Person: My New Life As a Plasma Donor
History was not my ally when I entered Blood Centers of the Pacific in downtown San Francisco. The first time I’d donated blood, 10 years
History was not my ally when I entered Blood Centers of the Pacific in downtown San Francisco. The first time I’d donated blood, 10 years
We spend a lot of time teaching children the importance of making friends. But we never outgrow the need for good companionship ourselves. In fact,
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On a chartered flight from Cleveland to Las Vegas one July, flight attendants smelled smoke coming from one of the lavatories. Head flight attendant Robert
In 1667, just 40 years after scientists discovered how the circulatory system works, doctors performed the first recorded transfusion. A teenage boy with a fever
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The world would be a healthier place if everybody followed their doctor’s advice. People would get more exercise and eat healthier foods. They’d get regular