TODAY IS NATIONAL BLOOD DONATION DAY. THE RED CROSS SAYS DONATIONS ARE STARTING TO DECLINE. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE NEED, EVERY TWO SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. NEEDS BLOOD. I’M JOINED NOW BY ...

There are two predominant organizations in Western North Carolina where people can donate blood. The Western North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross and The Blood Connection both have ...

Bone marrow donation represents a crucial medical procedure that saves countless lives each year. Despite its importance in treating various life-threatening diseases, many people remain unclear about ...

Blood donation itself usually takes about 8 to 10 minutes. The whole process may take up to 1 hour, as you may need to sign some forms, have a checkup, or rest afterward. Donating blood is usually a ...

The demand from hospitals has outpaced the supply of blood, the Red Cross said.

Platelets are tiny cell fragments in your blood that help form clots and stop bleeding. Nearly 50% of donated platelets go to cancer patients. With a shelf life of only five days, hospitals rely on a ...

William Evans Mutabazi first donated blood in 2014 after months of hesitation. At the time, he was a secondary school student ...

Just days before Quinyana Price rushed to the HCMC emergency room in Minneapolis, Betsy Murray went to Memorial Blood Center in St. Paul to donate two units of red blood. The two strangers then became ...

"There is absolutely no substitution for it." These personal stories highlight the importance of blood donations in Southeast ...