After storms disrupted area collections, New Jersey issued an alert warning that the state has less than a week's supply of ...

Platelets are tiny cell fragments in your blood that help form clots and stop bleeding. Nearly 50% of donated platelets go to cancer patients. With a shelf life of only five days, hospitals rely on a ...

Heavy snowfall in North Carolina blocked road deliveries of critical blood platelets, leaving ECU Health in Greenville facing ...

A team from Würzburg has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology. The researchers demonstrate that the ...

Because of the recent winter weather, blood and platelet donations have dropped dramatically, creating a strain on LifeShare ...

Treatment for stage 2 essential thrombocythemia is highly personalized. Not every patient requires medication right away, and ...

The American Red Cross urges people to take action now to help offset the severe impact of recent winter storms on efforts ...

When the polar vortex froze out residents in much the United States in January, it also sent chills through the U.S. blood system, especially for people who needed platelets. “If you are safely able ...

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s Aviation Unit assisted in the urgent transfer of blood ...

One of the main challenges in clinical oncology is the prevention of postsurgical cancer recurrence, which originates from residual microscopic tumour tissue and/or circulating tumour cells (CTCs) ...

New Jersey is facing a critical shortage of red blood cells and platelets, so officials are urging eligible residents to donate immediately.