Tag: blood
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American Red Cross Scientific Affairs experience at AABB 2023
Paula Saa1*, PhD; Bryan Spencer2, PhD, MPH; Ed Notari1, MPH; Galen Conti1, MPH 1American Red Cross Scientific Affairs, Rockville, MD; 2American Red Cross Scientific Affairs, Boston, MA; *Corresponding author After a series of virtual meetings, we were all very excited to reconnect in person at the 2023 AABB annual meeting in Nashville, TN, where the…
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Sickle Cell Awareness Month: How the American Red Cross Mission is Meeting the Need
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about sickle cell disease and its devastating impact on individuals and families. While sickle cell disease is the most common genetic blood disease in the U.S., occurring in 1 in 365 Black or African American births, limited healthcare resources have historically been…