by Steven Kovac
The United States is in a “dire” blood supply crisis and patients are suffering, so declared the American Red Cross (ARC) in an appeal to the nation for more blood donations.
ARC’s Jan. 11 statement said the “worst blood shortage in over a decade” is posing a “concerning risk to patient care.”
“Amid the crisis, doctors have been forced to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will have to wait,” it said…