The American Red Cross urges people to take action now to help offset the severe impact of recent winter storms on efforts ...

Each year in the U.S., more than 4.5 million lives are saved by blood transfusions, and about 1 in 5 people admitted to the ...

The American Red Cross critically needs blood and platelet donors now following a concerning trend over the past month — fewer donors rolling up a sleeve to give lifesaving blood. In fact, about ...

Winter weather has caused a dramatic drop in blood and platelet donations, straining LifeShare and other blood centers, and ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Hoxworth Blood Centers are calling for donors to help replenish their supply of platelets, a crucial component in treating patients with life-threatening conditions such as cancer, ...

Weather-related donor center closures and canceled blood drives have sharply reduced collections at LifeShare Blood Center, ...

Vitalant is urging eligible blood donors to donate following winter storms, as over 1,300 donations were uncollected due to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Giving blood can seem like a mundane task, but the process is anything but ordinary. In an exclusive story, our team followed a donation of platelets from a donor's arm to ...

Houchin Community Blood Bank’s Director of Donor Relations Anna Kazaryan needs a little magic, the kind she has seen come ...

HI, JAMES. HI. JIM STIERS, A FAMILIAR FACE. AND ARM AT THE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH BLOOD DONOR CENTER. I’VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME. THE 70 YEAR OLD IS A RECORD PLATELET DONOR. HIS STATS? HE’S ...

Platelet transfusion in neonates and children varies widely, with donor and processing factors linked to lower platelet increments and higher transfusion burden but not to mortality or length of stay.