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The quiet hum of medical equipment is the soundtrack to a busyblood donationday. Right now, blood banks in short supply can use all the donations they can get. Right now it s about a four-day supply, said Kevin Adler, Vitalant West Coast communications manager.Vitalant has about 200 donation centers across the U.S. They re ready to change with newFDA guidelinesfor donor assessment.Regulators keep the blood supply safe and healthy by testing donations and screening donors with a set of questions.With the old screening,menwho have sex with
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Gehm and Sons is an Akron-based company with a cool past, hoping its very cold product will help provide a brighter future for Ohioans growing increasingly weary from the COVID-19 pandemic. We went from a horse-and-buggy shop in the early 1900s to a carbonic gas distribution company. In the mid- 40s, we went to dry ice, said co-owner, Harry Gehm.The company makes about six million pounds of dry ice each year, utilizin
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