RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The national blood shortage is impacting at least one local hospital and its patients. The Red Cross said the organization’s supply is the lowest its been in ten years. On ...

Blood transfusion therapy remains an indispensable intervention in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD), mitigating life‐threatening complications such as vaso‐occlusive crises and stroke. The ...

Receipt of any RBC transfusion was significantly associated with increased risk for venous thromboembolism. The following article features coverage from the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney ...

In some rare cases, cerebral haemorrhage may be linked to blood transfusion, according to a study in JAMA. The study suggests, with caveats, that a transmissible agent in the blood supply could be ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently at the American Red Cross to donate blood and was given interesting material on the need for Black blood donors for sickle cell anemia patients. The booklet described ...

Izzy Romero is your community news reporter covering northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, and Santa Margarita. Ellaine Davies is just one of many ...

In honor of National Blood Donor Month, Rady Children’s Hospital joined forces with the San Diego Blood Bank to increase awareness about the importance of donating blood. Each month, Rady Children’s ...

From left, Sharon Kesselring, executive director of the American Red Cross of the Ohio River Valley, and Sandra Lawrentz, who organized the Mid-Ohio Valley Blood Blitz in Honor of Sandra Lawrentz on ...