Platelets form clots to help people stop bleeding when they get a cut or scrape, and the body constantly needs to make new ones. Joining Jackie Kostek are Nuvia Orellana of Vitalent Blood Donation’s ...

When it comes to cancer treatment, donating blood may not be the first thing that comes to mind "So I was like, 'OK, so basically it was going to save my life,'" said Myel Bowers-Smith. Bowers Smith ...

Some teenagers dream of getting a driver's license, buying a cheap car and spending late nights out with friends. But when he was young, Ryan Dolce hoped to one day give blood. At the time, the now-30 ...

While undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, Rose Rose, of Jefferson Hills, Allegheny County, had to get infused with ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Giving blood can seem like a mundane task, but the process is anything but ordinary. In an exclusive story, our team followed a donation of platelets from a donor's arm to ...

A blood center is hoping to get more people with certain blood types in their doors through a new reward system as the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Hospitals and blood centers are always trying to avoid shortages. Someone needs blood every two seconds, and less than 10% of the eligible U.S. population donates annually. For one ...