Summers are usually slow seasons for blood donations, leading to shortages. Rhode Island’s blood center wants to restock by ...

Every two seconds someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion, so TODAY has partnered with the Red Cross to ...

Community Blood Center (CBC) is kicking off its fourth annual "Pint for a Pint" campaign to encourage blood donations during ...

Blood-donation nonprofit OneBlood, which serves hundreds of hospitals in the southeastern U.S., is slowly recovering from a ransomware cyberattack last week that forced them to resort to manual ...

TODAY IS NATIONAL BLOOD DONATION DAY. THE RED CROSS SAYS DONATIONS ARE STARTING TO DECLINE. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE NEED, EVERY TWO SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. NEEDS BLOOD. I’M JOINED ...

Giving blood feels like magic because for most of human awareness, blood was magic. I love to give blood. It is one of life’s most pleasant activities: 100% indulgence, self-care, a spa treatment.

In the days prior to a donation appointment, focus on eating a diet high in meat, fish, poultry, beans, spinach, iron-fortified cereals or raisins. It is important to get a good night's sleep the ...