Volunteers often gather more than just blood at blood drives. They also collect platelets— cell fragments carried in the bloodstream to prevent bleeding— which are needed for treatments every 15 ...

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 ...

For several years, Indian Hill resident Peter Quinn has been regularly donating platelets through Hoxworth, a commitment he ...

Learn how double red donations allow individuals to double their blood donation, helping to alleviate the current blood shortage in New England.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Giving blood can seem like a mundane task, but the process is anything but ordinary. In an exclusive story, our team followed a donation of platelets from a donor's arm to ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — During the Labor Day holiday, the American Red Cross of Utah encourages more people to donate blood and platelets. One of the donors, Scott Sorensen, arrived bright and early on ...