Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO There are different blood types: A, B, AB, and O, with each also being Rh-positive or Rh-negative.Knowing your blood type is important for safe blood ...

Eureka’s Northern California Community Blood Bank, the only blood supplier in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, is running dangerously low on O-positive, potentially threatening emergency transfusions ...

Citing a 30% blood donation shortfall during the July 4 holiday week, and overall low donor turnout this summer, nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant, which has an Elyria office, is facing an ...

Blood is made up of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Markers called antigens are found on the surface of red blood cells, and differences in these markers classify various ...

The blood bank that serves Humboldt and Del Norte counties is in urgent need of O positive blood, with a holiday slowdown in donations. It’s the most common blood type. Kate Witthaus, executive ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Community Blood Center (CBC) has issued an urgent call for types O-negative and O-positive blood, the two most crucial blood types for emergency and trauma care. Following a ...

The organisation explains that O-negative blood serves as a universal donor type, making it the primary choice for critical ...

The New York Blood Center is sounding the alarm over a critical shortage of the region’s most vital blood types—O-negative and O-positive—calling on donors across the tri-state area to act immediately ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Community Blood Center says hospitals' supply of Type O blood is dangerously low across Kansas and Missouri. The CBC stated there was a sharp drop in donations over the July ...

In an effort to improve emergency response and encourage blood donations, Washington state has enacted a new law allowing ...