Two of the three regional blood banks serving Washington are facing a severe shortage due to the lingering effects from heavy rains and floods in December, combined with a slowdown in donations, accor ...

The Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies, America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cross today ...

Every 56 days since 1984, Jerry Valdez has donated blood. On Thursday he crossed the threshold of 21 gallons of blood given — ...

Due to the effects of low birth rates and an aging population, the domestic blood reserve has increasingly failed to meet the "adequate" level in recent years. The blood reserve is considered ...

The San Diego Padres are partnering with the San Diego Blood Bank to host the annual Padres Winter Blood Drive on January ...

The American Red Cross faces a severe blood shortage as flu and winter storms cancel drives. Donors are urgently needed ...

A major blood shortage has struck blood banks and hospitals both nationwide and locally, according to officials. This emergency message this week from the American Red Cross summed up the crisis.

Mistretta said over the past month, the supply has dropped about 35 percent. As a result, the Red Cross is asking anyone who is eligible to donate blood. All types of blood are needed, but the demand ...

Cerus Corporation 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 Red Cross Blood ...

A new, fast and easy test could revolutionize blood transfusions-giving blood centers and hospitals a reliable way to monitor the quality of red blood cells after they sit for weeks in storage.

A Stafford County fire academy recruit died as a result of a car crash.

The Red Cross announced that there is a blood shortage as the holidays, flu season and weather affected donation efforts.