DARPA's powdered blood has shown success in animals, but scaling it for real-world use remains a hurdle. Future wars may limit evacuations, making blood supply in the field a growing concern for the ...

A hospital in the US has had to concede to an unusual request from patients requiring blood transfusions: that they come from donors who haven’t been vaccinated against covid-19. This has led to ...

An increasing number of patients are requesting "unvaccinated" blood for transfusions, which can delay care and pose risks to patients’ health, experts warn. There is no evidence that unvaccinated ...

Fertilizer prices are climbing as a result of disruptions in the Middle East, putting global food supplies at risk. By Ana Swanson Reporting from Washington One of the biggest economic casualties of ...

As blood banks across the U.S. report dangerously low supplies of O-negative blood (red blood cells), anesthesiologists are calling for increased donation and changes in how hospitals use this ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In a $1.25 million whistleblower complaint, a nurse has accused a health system of ousting her after she warned of a potential blood supply shortage at a Portland hospital.

APPLETON (WLUK) -- As of Tuesday morning, the Community Blood Center's supply of types O positive and A negative blood is at just 2.5 days on hand. That is less than what is needed to meet the CBC's ...

BOISE — This March, the American Red Cross urges donors to help the national blood supply recover following a severe shortage and empower their health by making an appointment to give blood. Donors of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Blood Assurance reported that its blood supply is critically low and urgently needs donors, especially Black donors, to help patients with sickle cell disease. Fewer than 3% ...

AIRLIFTED TO DES MOINES ARE STABLE. THEIR NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED. INCIDENTS LIKE THIS WHERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION CAN PUT A STRAIN ON THE AREA’S BLOOD SUPPLY. A LIFE SERVE BLOOD ...

MIDLAND, Texas — Blood donation centers say the nation’s blood supply has dropped sharply in recent weeks, creating difficult decisions for hospitals and putting lives at risk. The American Red Cross ...