Fortified structure has molecular lab, air-filtration system to let staff work even during chemical or biological warfare, safe room to shield against severe missile threats
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Donors must meet certain criteria, including COVID illness and recovery within the last several months, so that antibodies will be relevant for newer variants of the virus

In times of war and natural disaster, drones could be the fastest and most efficient way to get blood products and medicines to hospitals in the periphery and to IDF in the field

Magen David Adom says risk of infection no longer 'justifies turning away blood donors' who had been barred since 1999 over mad cow disease

Blood is a ‘strategic asset,’ so new $135 million facility has thick concrete walls and defense against missiles, biological and chemical attacks, earthquakes and cyberterrorism

Nitzan Horowitz says Omicron surge led to crisis, rather than calls by hardline religious groups not to give blood to MDA over forms referring to 'parent 1 and 'parent 2'

Despite waning of coronavirus wave, Nitzan Horowitz says there's no cause to rejoice; hospitals report blood shortages

Donations to Magen David Adom drop sharply over last month; organization blames virus surge, but has also been hit by controversy over change on form meant to be LGBTQ inclusive

Human and canine blood banks in Israel are both in need, and Magen David Adom expects to increase donations if owners and their four-legged friends attend as pair

Nitzan Horowitz hails 'historic step forward for equal rights for the LGBT community in Israel'