PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s Aviation Unit assisted in the urgent transfer of blood platelets from Wake County to ECU Health in Pitt County during a winter ...

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

A team from Würzburg has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology. The researchers demonstrate that the ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found a way to observe clotting activity in blood as it happens—without needing invasive procedures. Using a new type of microscope and artificial ...

Because of the recent winter weather, blood and platelet donations have dropped dramatically, creating a strain on LifeShare ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Blood Center is asking for help since they are still dangerously low on blood donations, particularly platelets. These platelets are liquid gold running ...

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s Aviation Unit helped deliver a critical supply of blood platelets to ECU Health in ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Medical staff are urging an increase in donations amid a platelet shortage. According to the Community Blood Center, platelets are very fragile, short-lived blood ...

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

In this week's Change Makers, four friends meet up every other month to donate platelets in Boston, a tradition they've been keeping to for more than 10 years. For most of Matt Dillis' life, the ...