TODAY IS NATIONAL BLOOD DONATION DAY. THE RED CROSS SAYS DONATIONS ARE STARTING TO DECLINE. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE NEED, EVERY TWO SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. NEEDS BLOOD. I’M JOINED NOW BY ...

So you think you can't donate blood because of a tattoo, or you traveled overseas or maybe you got a vaccine recently?

There are two predominant organizations in Western North Carolina where people can donate blood. The Western North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross and The Blood Connection both have ...

LMH Health, 325 Maine St., is pictured in May 2021. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood or platelets, according to the American Red Cross — and it’s not just because of accidents and ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- For nearly 20 years Dustin Best couldn't donate blood like everyone else. Restrictions put in place by the FDA left the Fayetteville man who identifies as gay with few options ...

Most people knows someone who regularly donates blood or has received a blood transfusion themselves, but it’s not just humans who can give blood to each other. In fact, the first successful blood ...

Every time someone donates blood, it sets off a highly coordinated and medically regulated process designed to ensure the safety of both the donor and the recipient. For World Blood Donor Day, ...

Blood donations remain an essential part of patient care across the region, supporting everything from cancer treatment to ...

Frederick Health recently opened a local blood donor center with the goal of eventually having a self-sufficient blood supply ...