EVERYONE HAS a blood group, defined by the characteristic chains of sugar molecules, or antigens, that protrude from their red blood cells like spikes on a hedgehog’s back. Not all these groups are ...

You usually won’t find out blood type or subtype until you give blood for the first time. After signing up to donate and giving your first blood donation, you will find out your blood type. If you ...

New studies show that people with Type A blood are not at greater risk of getting sick, as previous studies had suggested. By Carl Zimmer Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers found preliminary ...

Blood type may play a pivotal role in driving disease severity among coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients has shown that people with blood type O seemed to be ...

Do you know your blood type? If you haven’t been in any medical situations where blood type is important, you might not. I certainly don’t, even though I’ve been fascinated with blood since I was a ...

Save a life today! The LifeSouth Community Blood Center is in urgent need of blood donations before the winter storm hits local areas. Weather conditions are ex ...

The Red Cross has reported that its blood supply is under pressure following the busy holiday season. Health leaders ...

The production and function of blood cells are affected by blood cancer. Blood is produced in the bone marrow, where most of these cancers originate. Three types of blood cells that mature and develop ...