London Hospitals Seek Biologics Backup After Ransomware Hit

Urgent Appeal Issued for O Type Blood; Attack Disrupts Patient Blood Type Matching
The ransomware attack on a U.K. pathology services vendor has disrupted multiple London hospitals' ability to match patients' blood with available stocks. Lacking an IT system-level plan B, officials are resorting to a biologics backup by urging O type blood donors to come forward.

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