By Rebecca Dzombak Climate change is coming for something surprising: the world’s blood supply. Warming and extreme weather can slow blood donations, disrupt blood transport and risk the safety ...

A new FDA-approved blood test designed to detect colon cancer earlier is now available in North Texas. An estimated 154,270 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year.

These overlapping factors make it harder to sustain a consistent and safe blood supply during critical periods. To highlight the importance of awareness about blood components for effective ...

Climate change and increasingly extreme weather are taking a toll on global supplies of blood, endangering the lives of people with life-threatening injuries and conditions, a new study has found.

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about ... prescribing a new kind of screening — the Shield blood test — for his patients who are hesitant to get ...

The group’s focus is to help Sickle Cell Anemia patients, especially heading into the summer months, where their blood supply may not be as high as it needs to be. Since sickle cell disease is a ...

(See the full list below.) “The Red Cross is incredibly appreciative that Metallica is helping fuel the blood supply this summer,” said Darren Irby, an exec at the Red Cross, in a press release.

The study is the first globally to look at how climate change can affect each stage of the blood supply chain, based on a review of international studies. Climate change also means many diseases ...

Most of us have heard the advice: “Cut back on salt if you have high blood pressure.” But what if the solution isn’t just about eating less sodium, but also about eating more potassium?