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 ...

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

Some teenagers dream of getting a driver's license, buying a cheap car and spending late nights out with friends. But when he was young, Ryan Dolce hoped to one day give blood. At the time, the now-30 ...

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

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

The Red Cross says hospitals across the country are reporting an increased need while donations continue to lag.

Platelets form clots to help people stop bleeding when they get a cut or scrape, and the body constantly needs to make new ones. Joining Jackie Kostek are Nuvia Orellana of Vitalent Blood Donation’s ...

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 ...

Craig Miller made his 800th platelet donation this week, marking 50 years of giving. As winter weather impacts blood donation numbers, the Community Blood Center urges more donors to step up and help ...

Donors can make an appointment on the Ochsner Blood Bank website. Blood bank officials state that while all blood types are accepted, they are in need of platelets and Type O red cells.

Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq: CERS) today announced the start of the INITIATE study by the German Red Cross Blood Donation Service Baden-Württemberg – Hessen and its subsidiary organization, the German ...