Iowans who want to help Tropical Storm Harvey victims can do more than donate clothes or money — they can donate blood. “Hospitals are still open, and the patients there need blood,” said Kirby Winn, spokesman for the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center.Houston hospitals require blood for cancer treatments, child births and other medical procedures.
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