Someone in the United States needs platelets every 15 seconds, according to the American Red Cross, and you have those in your body right now. If you’re looking for an easy way to help another person, ...

For those who want to donate blood, but are squeamish about the needle, dedicated and decades-long donor Dan Ertel has one piece of simple advice. ”Look that way,” he said with a laugh, looking away ...

We’ve got another article based on our reader questions, and we could not be more glad to keep them coming! A reader asked whether being on a blood thinner or a high blood pressure medication would ...

MARSHFIELD − Ralph "Rocco" Russo, 77, has plenty to be proud of, but instead of talking about himself, his main message is about "a dire need" for donated blood platelets. This is one of the times of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A year ago, American Red Cross declared the first-ever national blood crisis amid a surge in the omicron variant ...

For those who want to donate blood, but are squeamish about the needle, dedicated and decades-long donor Dan Ertel has one piece of simple advice. “Look that way,” he said with a laugh, looking away ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon man marked a major milestone Saturday morning, donating his 100th gallon of platelets to the American Red Cross – enough to save over 400 lives. David Schapiro, 62, a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — There are a variety of ways WNYers can help patients at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. In addition to donating to the Ride For Roswell, folks can donate blood platelets to ...