Mick Householder was out for blood Friday morning. And the Morgantown chapter of the American Red Cross loved him for it. He even wore a short-sleeve shirt for the occasion. Well, check that. Not the shirt. The occasion. Said occasion may have been more like a milestone, ...
by Eric Kutscher As a sophomore in college in 2011, I was deferred from donating blood for being a gay man. I was confronting the homophobia built into the FDA’s blood donation ban for men who have sex with men. After imposing that rule in 1985 and making a few minor revisions ...
Christmas Day is next Sunday, and if you aren’t already done with your shopping, you’re likely filling out your list with stocking stuffers. Or, maybe you’re still looking for that elusive “I’ll know it when I see it” offering for underneath the tree. During this season of ...
January marks National Blood Donor Month and this year the American Red Cross (ARC) is facing a national blood crisis, seeing its worst shortage in over a decade, affecting hospitals across the nation. In recent weeks, blood centers across the country have reported less than a ...
by Christian Carrier Imagine getting ready to leave work when you suddenly get a call that your mother has been in a serious car accident and is in the hospital. At the emergency room, the nurses tell you that she has been rushed into surgery. After several hours, her surgeon comes ...
If you’ve ever been short on blood, you know what it is to feel rotten. Too little blood coursing through your body can leave your head pounding and your lungs laboring. Simple physical tasks like climbing a flight of stairs may become impossible feats of endurance. And if you were ...