Winter storms and seasonal illnesses have caused a critical need for blood donations, which hospitals rely on to treat their ...

The specific donor requirements for a double red cell donation have been modified to include more blood donors. Effective immediately, males must weigh at least 130 pounds (formerly, 150 pounds) and ...

MERRILLVILLE | You can be twice the hero to people in need this summer by donating the double red cell way through the American Red Cross. A double red cell donation involves giving two units of red ...

LMH Health, 325 Maine St., is pictured in May 2021. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood or platelets, according to the American Red Cross — and it’s not just because of accidents and ...

Blood donation remains one of medicine’s most straightforward yet powerful interventions, capable of transforming emergency rooms and operating theaters across America. Yet many potential donors ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...