American Red Cross

State Officials Encourage Donations of Convalescent Plasma to Help COVID-19 Patients

Sarah Taylor

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Ohioans who’ve recovered from COVID-19 are being encouraged to donate plasma to help treat others suffering from the illness.The benefits of so-called…

Community

Morning Headlines: Salons, BMVs Close; State Limits COVID-19 Testing; Red Cross Faces Blood Shortage

Amanda Rabinowitz

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Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, March 19:DeWine orders salons, BMVs to close;State limits who receives coronavirus testing;American Red…

Community

Morning Headlines: 5 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed, Mass Gatherings Banned, K-12 Schools Prepare to Close

Amanda Rabinowitz

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Here are your morning headlines for Friday, March 13: 5 COVID-19 cases confirmed; DeWine bans mass gatherings;K-12 schools prepare to close;State health…

Illustration of wind speed probabilities forecast for Hurricane Dorian.

Community

Local Red Cross Volunteers Prepare for Hurricane Dorian

As Hurricane Dorian heads toward the U.S., the American Red Cross is deploying local volunteers from Northeast Ohio to help in areas that could be…

Blood centers across Ohio are asking people who may be a match for 2-year-old Zainab to get tested.

Health & Science

Ohio Blood Centers Join Search For Extremely Rare Type To Save Little Girl

Tana Weingartner

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Blood centers around Ohio are participating in the nationwide search for extremely rare blood donors to help save the life of a 2-year-old girl in Florida.