Using a soon-to-be launched blood donation request feature, qualified healthcare organizations like hospitals and blood banks will be able to put the call out to Facebook users in the U.S. who list themselves as donors.
At its F8 conference, the social media giant announced a new capability that enables users in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan to find nearby opportunities to donate blood.
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An independent study commissioned by startup iSpecimen has found that 83 percent of patients would allow the leftovers of their blood samples, drawn for clinical purposes, to be used for medical research.
With blood donation rates continuing to decrease, initiatives to make the process more personal and social could make a big difference.
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