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 ...

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 need for blood never ends, but during the winter months, fewer people donate blood. According to the American Red Cross, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- For nearly 20 years Dustin Best couldn't donate blood like everyone else. Restrictions put in place by the FDA left the Fayetteville man who identifies as gay with few options ...

For the first time in history, the American Red Cross declared a national blood crisis. Like so many areas of life, the pandemic is impacting blood donation levels across the nation and here in ...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Tuesday is Apheresis Awareness Day, a day all about highlighting a certain kind of blood donation process that allows donors to give special blood components like plasma, platelets ...

A doctor explains what really happens after you donate blood, tracing its journey from collection to transfusion. Learn how ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The Red Cross says there is a shortage of blood nationwide, and the effects are still being felt here in Michiana. That’s why the South Bend Medical Foundation is urging you ...

Life is unpredictable and you never know when you or a loved one might need a life-saving blood donation from an anonymous donor. While local blood supplies are currently stable, summer is an ...

Local blood banks are facing a critical shortage during the holiday season as donation appointments go unfilled.

When a new permanent blood donation centre opened in Brighton city centre, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to take ...

Most people knows someone who regularly donates blood or has received a blood transfusion themselves, but it’s not just humans who can give blood to each other. In fact, the first successful blood ...