Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Because of the recent winter weather, blood and platelet donations have dropped dramatically, ...

Some teenagers dream of getting a driver's license, buying a cheap car and spending late nights out with friends. But when he was young, Ryan Dolce hoped to one day give blood. At the time, the now-30 ...

When it comes to cancer treatment, donating blood may not be the first thing that comes to mind "So I was like, 'OK, so basically it was going to save my life,'" said Myel Bowers-Smith. Bowers Smith ...

Platelets form clots to help people stop bleeding when they get a cut or scrape, and the body constantly needs to make new ones. Joining Jackie Kostek are Nuvia Orellana of Vitalent Blood Donation’s ...

Weather-related donor center closures and canceled blood drives have sharply reduced collections at LifeShare Blood Center, ...

Platelets are tiny cell fragments in your blood that help form clots and stop bleeding. Nearly 50% of donated platelets go to cancer patients. With a shelf life of only five days, hospitals rely on a ...

The American Red Cross urges people to take action now to help offset the severe impact of recent winter storms on efforts ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Giving blood can seem like a mundane task, but the process is anything but ordinary. In an exclusive story, our team followed a donation of platelets from a donor's arm to ...