Blog of Bloodworks Northwest



A new way to measure platelets

Platelets are a blood component that’s always in high demand. One reason is that platelets, when stored at room temperature, have a shelf life to 5Read more →
Leo with one of his Corgis, Walter. Photo credit: Leo Notenboom.

National Blood Donor Month & Leo Notenboom: “I’m So Fortunate to be Able to Donate, So I Do.”

Leo Notenboom with one of his Corgis, Walter. Photo credit Leo Notenboom. For National Blood Donor Month 2022, we’re highlighting one of our most dedicated –Read more →

Julius Wolfe: Seventh-Grade Survivor

Like most people when they get the news, seventh grader Julius Wolfe didn’t see his February 2021 diagnosis of Acute Myleoid Leukemia coming. Nor did heRead more →

Meet the Investigators (S2 E20)

We find investigators in a lot of places, mainly in movie and television crime dramas. But there is a group of dedicated investigators at the BloodworksRead more →