Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital are in urgent need of O-negative and O-positive blood donors, as well as A-negative and B-negative donors. While all blood types are needed on ...

Blood is made up of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Markers called antigens are found on the surface of red blood cells, and differences in these markers classify various ...

Organization encourages residents to give thanks by donating blood – Vitalant is urging all eligible donors to give blood ...

Every two seconds, a patient in the U.S. needs blood, but fewer donors give as end-of-year holiday activities start to fill ...

Your blood type might seem like a minor detail in your medical history, but it carries significant implications for your health and medical care. From emergency transfusions to pregnancy planning, ...

Knowing your blood type is crucial medical information, but unless you've given blood before you might not be sure what yours is. I realized this when I was asked for mine while filling out paperwork ...

The Blood Bank of Delmarva is urging the community to help replenish critical blood supplies, especially of O negative and O ...

Every two seconds, someone in the world needs a blood transfusion. Whether it's a cancer patient, a trauma victim, a sickle cell patient, or someone undergoing surgery, donated blood is often the ...

Several genes with varying inheritance patterns are involved in determining your blood type. The most significant gene is the ABO gene which determines your ABO blood type. Like many of your physical ...

The nonprofit New York Blood Center in June declared an emergency blood shortage that lasted three weeks. But officials with the center say they’re finding themselves in the unusual and troubling ...