Donors are needed now. The RI Blood Center (RIBC) warns that the region has only 1-2 days blood supply on hand. They are even running promotions to help encourage donations, as if enlightened self-interest were not enough of an incentive. All throughout January, presenting donors will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a …
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. All I meant to do here was to publicize the blood shortage, but I immediately bumped into the name of Dr. Oz, one of America’s most notorious scam artists, on the RIBC’s website. What is going on over there? (Your blood is needed: We are in …
The Rhode Island Blood Center is once again sounding the alarm. Here’s another one of those things we do just because it’s the right thing to do, even when it involves a needle, even when it benefits a complete stranger, even if we never get thanked. It’s just part of the social contract. In recent …
(9.14) One thing you can do to assist the people of Houston and Florida is donate blood. It’s not that those poor folks started bleeding all over the place, it’s just that they are too busy to donate and blood is getting shipped into the affected areas. Your donation might be designated flood blood, or …
The Rhode Island Blood Center donor coach will be parked at Blue State Coffee on Thayer Street this afternoon. Head over and do something nice for a stranger. After donating you will be down a pint — all donors can enjoy a free brewed drink courtesy of the good people at BSC (tips still welcome). …