According to the Community Blood Center, platelets are very fragile, short-lived blood cells, essential for normal blood ...

The American Red Cross asks donors to make an appointment now to give blood or platelets to support patients counting on a ...

She survived, but spent more than a month hospitalized in Spokane. During that time, she needed a lot of blood from many ...

Hospitals and blood centers are always trying to avoid shortages. Someone needs blood every two seconds, and less than 10% of ...

Ryan Dolce is crisscrossing the country on a quest to donate platelets at every Red Cross site in America. So far, he has hit 25 out of 200.

John Nanni almost died when he was 54, and that’s led to a routine of donating blood platelets about twice a month for the past 19 years. During a health exam in 2006, doctors discovered blockages in ...

(WFSB) - There’s an urgent need for blood and platelet donations in Connecticut, especially from Type O donors. Experts say the supply falls to critical levels every winter, and clearing the shortage ...

TULSA, Okla. — Saint Francis Hospital is partnering with the Our Blood Institute to hosts the first mobile platelet drive in northeast Oklahoma to raise awareness about the need for platelet donations ...

John Yanni received blood and platelet donations during triple-bypass surgery in 2006. He's made a commitment to donating blood platelets about twice a month for the past 19 years, surpassing 400 ...