With the recent wintry weather keeping some people from giving blood, the Red Cross says its supplies have dwindled to a "crisis level" and that some hospitals are putting off surgeries. We'll find out more about the problem and what's being done to address it.
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Regional Blood Shortage
Listen Monday, Mar. 19, 2007 at 1:06 p.m. in Health, SocietyGuests
Katie McGuire
Spokeswoman, Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region, American Red Cross
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