The Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive continues through 6 p.m. Saturday, and will also be held from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on ...

Technological advances and new tools may offer the best chance to help underdeveloped blood deserts in the short term.

Douglas Morton, blood bank CEO, said the organization was "deeply honored to celebrate the incredible success" of the 49th ...

The Community Blood Bank of NWPA & WNY will host its inaugural Bloodstock event on Friday, August 1, blending music, food, ...

SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. (WIFR) - A South Beloit dispensary and blood bank team up to promote the need for blood donations. The Rock River Valley Blood Center held its Blood for Bud blood drive Monday at ...

Cord blood is the blood in your baby's umbilical cord and your placenta. It houses potentially lifesaving cells called stem ...

After the Traverse City Walmart stabbing Saturday, many community members asked about donating blood and Munson He ...

After receiving life-saving blood and platelet donations during heart surgery, John Nanni has given blood platelets about ...

There are two main types of cord blood banking: public and private. Public banks store donated cord blood for anyone in need, while private banks store it exclusively for the donor's family.

February 25, 2025 - Blood banks provide the vital services of collecting, transporting and supplying blood resources to health organizations in need of emergency blood supplies.

Mass closures threatened to halt the ever-urgent supply of blood, and volunteers were marshaled nationwide to help. But blood banks have said they need that energy to carry them for months more.

By contrast, HIV, which blood banks screen for, shows up in one of every 30,000 donors, said Susan Stramer, executive scientific officer for the Red Cross.