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In a historic shift, Jehovah's Witnesses announced members can now choose to use their own blood during medical procedures. The change maintains the ban on receiving others' blood but gives individuals freedom to make personal decisions about life-saving treatments.
In a major policy shift, Jehovah's Witnesses now permits members to receive their own blood back during medical procedures. The update gives nine million members worldwide more flexibility in planned surgeries while maintaining core beliefs.
A red-tailed hawk near death from starvation received a life-saving blood transfusion from another hawk at the University of Illinois. The emaciated bird is now strong enough to prepare for release back into the wild.
A gardener found an unresponsive bobcat kitten in San Clemente last October, triggering a four-month rescue mission that brought her back from the brink. After CPR, a blood transfusion from a domestic cat, and intensive care at Ramona Wildlife Center, the young predator walked free Sunday into her native habitat.
A new regional blood bank in northern Uganda is weeks away from completion, promising to end critical shortages that have delayed emergency care for mothers, accident victims, and surgical patients. The $2.4 million facility will serve the entire Lango region with safe, timely blood transfusions.
Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn is recovering after a life-threatening crash at the 2026 Winter Games nearly cost her left leg. Thanks to emergency surgery and a blood transfusion, she's now home and on the road to recovery.
A new artificial intelligence tool can predict which trauma patients need life-saving blood transfusions before they even reach the emergency room. The breakthrough could help medical teams prepare faster when every second counts.
Florida paramedics can now give blood transfusions at emergency scenes, nearly doubling survival chances for trauma patients. The six-week-old program has already saved five lives.
A critically ill loggerhead turtle named Finley is beating the odds after veterinarians said she had less than 24 hours to live when rescuers found her floating near Richards Bay. Thanks to quick action and a rare blood transfusion, she's now eating, gaining weight, and swimming stronger every day.
Riley Mahoney received 19 blood transfusions during her battle with leukemia. Now the Gilbert teen is organizing community blood drives to help save others the way strangers once saved her.