New Delhi: The government has prepared fresh guidelines to promote voluntary and unpaid blood donations and improve the safety and efficacy of blood transfusion services in India. The objective is ...

KUTV — The American Red Cross of Utah is expanding its commitment to community health by offering free A1C testing for all successful blood donors throughout March. This simple blood test ...

Giving blood may seem like a selfless act, but some donors could be getting health benefits themselves. There has long been speculation that giving blood helps protect people from heart attacks ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified genetic changes in blood stem cells from frequent blood donors that support the production of new, non-cancerous cells. Understanding the ...

Frequent blood donors may be getting more than a warm, fuzzy feeling from their altruism, as giving blood may also enhance your ability to produce healthy blood cells, potentially reducing the ...

When people donate blood, stem cells in the bone marrow make new blood cells to replace what was lost. This stress can drive the selection of certain clones—groups of blood cells with a slightly ...

Donating blood is one of the most important and life-saving things everyday people can do. Yet, while it’s often seen as purely altruistic, new research suggests that frequent donors may be ...

"None of that is possible without incredible donors, incredible staff and ... "I have so many blood bank t-shirts I advertise the blood bank no matter where I'm at," said Jim. Even on Halloween, he ...

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Blood Bank is celebrating its 75th anniversary by honoring a volunteer who donated one hundred seventy gallons of blood. In this Zevely Zone, I met a blood bank hero.

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Well-renowned Australian blood and plasma donor James Harrison passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 17, 2025, at a nursing home in his hometown, New South Wales, at the age of 88.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this May, 2011, photo provided by Australian Red Cross Lifeblood donor James Harrison, credited with ...