“Community medical laboratory work used to be done in the public, non-profit hospital system,” noted Ross Sutherland, who apart from being chair of the OHC is an expert on the history of community ...

Blood shortages weren’t uncommon before the pandemic, but COVID-19 stalled blood donations and escalated the situation into a crisis. Blood shortages can have profound effects on patient care, ...

13 ARE AMONG PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT VACCINATED. METRO EMS JUST CELEBRATED 100 DAYS OF HAVING ACCESS TO BLOOD IN THE FIELD. LOUISVILLE IS THE FIRST AGENCY IN KENTUCKY TO USE BLOOD WHILE TREATING PATIENTS ...

Picture this: You've just finished your annual doctor's appointment. You feel good, and the routine tests your doctor completed in the office-like blood pressure and resting heart rate-were normal.

Parents often ask about blood tests during routine pediatric visits, but pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies that healthy children rarely need them. She shares some of the criteria for ...

PLAINFIELD, Ind. — Paramedics in Plainfield now have the equipment and training needed to deliver blood transfusions to critically injured patients before they reach the hospital. The program went ...