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, ...
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 ...
According to the American Red Cross, recent dangerous winter weather added to the shortfall in “lifesaving blood products.” ...
Some teenagers dream of getting a driver's license, buying a cheap car and spending late nights out with friends. But when he was young, Ryan Dolce hoped to one day give blood. At the time, the now-30 ...
About 800 blood drives have been canceled since the beginning of the year, leading to more than 20,000 uncollected blood and platelet donations, the Red Cross said.
The American Red Cross urges people to take action now to help offset the severe impact of recent winter storms on efforts ...
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 ...