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 ...

recently opened a new platelet donation center and doctors said that in two hours, donors can help save six lives. Platelets help clot blood and prevent bleeding. Patients with leukemia, cancer, and ...

Sharon Curole of Manchester (center) cuts the ribbon to celebrate the opening of the American Red Cross Blood and Platelet Donation Center in Amherst on Oct. 23. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 24 ...

A nonprofit blood center is calling for O- and platelet donors amid a “critical blood shortage” ahead of the holiday week.

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 ...

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 ...

Lawrenceville’s Donald Bagley rolled up his sleeves when a friend from church needed help for her husband. And he’s never stopped donating blood platelets, those minuscule cells that play a vital role ...