Blood supplies down: a big collection in Saint-Brieuc from June 11 to 14

Blood supplies down: a big collection in Saint-Brieuc from June 11 to 14

On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, June 14, the French Blood Establishment (EFS) is organizing a major three-day blood drive in Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d’Armor) and “calls on the population for a massive mobilization before the summer period. Blood supplies are currently very fragile and gradually decreasing each week. Need 600 donations every day in … Read more

Vampire bats, worthy heirs of Dracula

Vampire bats, worthy heirs of Dracula

When vampire bats stick their tongues into a wound, they don’t just suck the blood. They also introduce their saliva there, and this liquid is composed of other amazing invisible adaptations: indeed, vampire bats are venomous. This information may seem strange. We generally think of venom as a chemical that an animal introduces into the … Read more

Lannion. With 3.26 g of alcohol in his blood he parks at the police station

Lannion.  With 3.26 g of alcohol in his blood he parks at the police station

It was 1:35 p.m., this Friday, May 20, 2022, when the police officers of the police station of Lannion (Côtes-d’Armor) have noticed a funny carousel under their windows. A man was trying to park in the empty public parking lot. Apparently, he had difficulty maneuvering, but once at the reception, he does not stagger and … Read more

“Putin has blood cancer”, assures a Russian oligarch in a secret recording

“Putin has blood cancer”, assures a Russian oligarch in a secret recording

In an eleven-minute recording, a Russian oligarch closely linked to the Kremlin confided that Vladimir Putin was “very sick with blood cancer”. – – The billionaire businessman, whose anonymity has been preserved for security reasons, is one of the 200 largest fortunes in the country. According to New Lines Magazine, which had access to the … Read more

Non-compliance with the fixed price of the blood bag: Two health workers arrested

Non-compliance with the fixed price of the blood bag: Two health workers arrested

Chief of Staff to the Minister of Health. (Dr.) Two health workers were arrested for non-compliance with the fixed price of the blood bag set at 3000 CFA francs. He is a paramedic and a nurse’s aide. These two health workers were on duty at Chr d’Abobo. This information was made public by the cabinet … Read more

Fight against the shortage of blood: Blood bags collected

Fight against the shortage of blood: Blood bags collected

The initiators of the blood donation campaign set an example to follow. (Ph:Dr) A blood donation campaign is taking place from March 4 to 6 in the Koumassi industrial zone. On the initiative of the company Plastica, 1500 blood bags are to be collected during this 3rd edition. Objective, save lives and fight against the … Read more

Cesson-Sevigne. Blood donation: associations looking for solutions

Cesson-Sevigne.  Blood donation: associations looking for solutions

On Saturday, the associations for voluntary blood donation from Ille-et-Vilaine met for their departmental general meeting. Françoise Gobaille, assistant in charge of social action and solidarity, represented the town hall and Dominique Dubois, responsible for collections at the Maison du don, represented the French Blood Establishment of Rennes. The delegates of forty associations of volunteer … Read more

Over 8,600 units of blood collected during the 2022 Red Spring Festival | Health

Over 8,600 units of blood collected during the 2022 Red Spring Festival |  Health

Hanoi (VNA) – More than 8,600 units of blood, 1,600 more than expected, were collected during the Red Spring Festival 2022 which took place from February 12 to 20 in Hanoi. Photo d’illustration : VNA– This collection was intended to fill the shortage of blood. The “Red Spring” Festival is one of the biggest annual … Read more

Cancale. A new president for blood donors

Cancale.  A new president for blood donors

After seventeen years as President of the Association of Voluntary Blood Donors in Cancale and its surroundings (Saint-Méloir, Saint-Coulomb, Saint-Benoit and La Fresnais), Rémy Pingault passes the baton to Laurence Penvern. Victor Renou and Lisabelle Thébault were elected Treasurer and Secretary respectively. “I am committed, with you, to providing the best possible service to help … Read more