Las Vegas, Nevada – The nation is facing an emergency blood shortage, according to the American Red Cross. Extreme heat and recent natural disasters are affecting the blood supply, the nonprofit says.

A nationwide blood shortage is impacting Tulsa patients like Shagah Zakerion, a cancer patient who relies on regular transfusions and is now urging more people to donate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two of the region’s blood banks in Washington say there is a severe blood shortage due to storms that hit Western Washington in ...

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A serious blood shortage across Delmarva has leaders sounding the alarm. On Friday, the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus partnered with the Blood Bank of Delmarva to hold a press conference ...

The Food and Drug Administration is urging blood banks to turn away potential donors at risk for Zika. While the new protocol protects the nation’s blood supply from infection, it’s also contributing ...

A blood centrifuge rotates between 3,000 and 5,000 times per minute, causing blood to separate into three distinct layers: dark and dense red blood cells at the bottom, a very thin layer of white ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Within days, a new blood bank will be operating in Pierce and King counties, but the blood it’s collecting from donors will be ...

DELMARVA - The Blood Bank of Delmarva is asking for community members to donate blood ahead of Thanksgiving. Blood bank officials say Thanksgiving is a time when donations typically drop, but demand ...