LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Our Blood Institute is urgently calling for platelet donations as it faces a critical shortage. The organization is encouraging potential donors to first participate in the ...

For several years, Indian Hill resident Peter Quinn has been regularly donating platelets through Hoxworth, a commitment he ...

Volunteers often gather more than just blood at blood drives. They also collect platelets— cell fragments carried in the ...

KAPLAN, La. (KLFY) — For Platelet Awareness Month, Our Lady of Lourdes Blood Center is educating the community about the importance of platelet donors and the people who rely on those donations. Suzy ...

Learn how double red donations allow individuals to double their blood donation, helping to alleviate the current blood shortage in New England.

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 ...

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, ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - An Indiana man has been named the donor of the week at Hoxworth Blood Center for his dedication to platelet donation. Keith Combs and his wife have been donating platelets for ...

This video is no longer available. Richard Martin started donating whole blood with the Red Cross and then switched to Inova when he was asked to consider a different type of donation in 1982. His ...

SALT LAKE CITY — During the Labor Day holiday, the American Red Cross of Utah encourages more people to donate blood and platelets. One of the donors, Scott Sorensen, arrived bright and early on ...

The March 14-16 blizzard canceled blood drives and 200 appointments, prompting a CODE RED as hospitals urgently need ...