blood donations

Steve Harrell is a retiree from Florida who has made it his mission to give blood in all 50 states

During Black History Month, an important campaign is underway encouraging more Black Americans to give blood and sign up to be organ donors. According to Lifestream, Black Americans are underrepresented when it comes to the blood donation process, and also when it comes to organ donation. “Nearly 60% of the 109,000 people on the transplant waiting list are people of...

Blood banks have been running dangerouly low on supply. Michelle Valles reported on NBC4 News on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.

Blood banks nationwide are in a precarious position this January, which is also National Blood Donor Month. What was typically a tough season for donations between the holidays and inclement winter weather is now compounded by the pandemic. That’s especially true in some of the hardest hit areas, like Southern California.

The FDA launched a study that could lead to the removal of restrictions on blood donations by gay and bisexual men. Jason Cianciotto of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis joined LX News to talk about the first-of-its-kind study and why blood donation policies should be based on science, not stigma.

January is normally Blood Donor Month to combat a yearly shortage, but the pandemic has made it worseJohn Cadiz Klemack reports Jan. 5, 2021.

Along with ICU bed shortages, another problem hospitals are facing in the pandemic — a problem that already existed pre-pandemic and has since worsened — is a blood shortage. Nationwide, blood shortages are common after the holidays – it’s part of the reason every January is National Blood Donor month. But this year, it’s particularly severe as we face another...

The Department of Defense shared the preliminary results of “Operation Blood Rain,” which aims to see if blood supplies can be air dropped into war zones.

The American Red Cross said Monday it has begun testing blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies for a limited time.

A Chula Vista family who was infected with the new coronavirus is touting the effects of an experimental blood transfusion treatment for saving their daughter’s life after her condition started to worsen in the ICU.

LGBTQ advocates are calling on the U.S. government to allow gay and bisexual men to give lifesaving blood without restriction to address donation shortages amid the global outbreak of COVID-19, NBC News reports.