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 ...

New research suggests that frequent blood donation can trigger genetic changes that might protect certain stem cells from becoming cancerous. Reading time 3 minutes Your regular donation of blood ...

Red Cross phlebotomist technician Michael Reihms draws blood from double-red participant Shaun Ralston at the blood drive at the Red Cross headquarters in Concord on Friday, February 28, 2026. Ralston ...

Most people donate blood to help others. But what if frequent donors were also unknowingly enhancing their own blood health? New research suggests that regular blood donation might strengthen your ...

Blood donation saves lives and is safe for most healthy adults. You can donate whole blood every 8 weeks, platelets weekly, plasma every 4 weeks, and double red blood cells every 4 months. Waiting the ...

Frequent blood donors may have genetic changes that promote the production of new, non-cancerous cells. Donating blood can save someone’s life; now researchers have discovered that it could ...

Here are 5 things individuals should know about the powerful impact of blood donation and the benefits becoming a donor can have for patients in need. January is celebrated as National Blood Donor ...

January has been designated National Blood Donor Month — known as one of the slowest months for blood donations, it is an opportunity to remind our community that local patients rely on a steady, ...