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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A nonprofit blood center is calling for O- and platelet donors amid a “critical blood shortage” ahead of the holiday week. Blood Assurance is offering those people a $50 ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU— The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to reinforce the blood supply as much as possible before the summer winds down. Type O blood donors and those giving ...

When nearly a foot of snow fell across parts of North Carolina over the weekend, the winter weather not only made for tricky travel on the roads but also made getting critical medical supplies nearly ...

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New Jersey is facing a critical shortage of red blood cells and platelets, so officials are urging eligible residents to ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A Highway Patrol helicopter was used this past weekend to deliver critical blood supplies to the ECU Health Medical Center. The hospital was facing a severe shortage of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I was young, I donated blood several times and would have continued to do so, had I not become ineligible due to living in ...

Platelets are small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding. It’s possible to develop low or high platelet counts related to a number of health conditions. Platelets are one of the main ...

The field of immunological tolerance increasingly highlights the multifaceted roles played by platelets far beyond their classical functions in hemostasis.