Las Vegas, Nevada – The nation is facing an emergency blood shortage, according to the American Red Cross. Extreme heat and recent natural disasters are affecting the blood supply, the nonprofit says.

On a recent morning at The Blood Center, distribution manager Mickie Willson-Martin opened the refrigeration unit where the center's lab keeps its blood supply. Inside, an assortment of wide bins were ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Community Blood Center (CBC) has issued an urgent call for types O-negative and O-positive blood, the two most crucial blood types for emergency and trauma care. Following a ...

DENVER — The public is asked to help reverse a blood shortage by making an appointment to donate in the coming days and weeks. Vitalant said it is facing an emergency shortage of type O blood, citing ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Community Blood Bank is urgently calling for anyone with O+ and O- blood to donate. They say the shortage is affecting local hospitals and the current inventory of ...

The New York Blood Center is sounding the alarm over a critical shortage of the region’s most vital blood types—O-negative and O-positive—calling on donors across the tri-state area to act immediately ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Blood Center needs your blood donation, especially if you are Type-O blood type. The non-profit says the supply of Type-O blood is dangerously low due to the rarity of the type of ...

The following is a press release from the Northern California Community Blood Bank: The Northern California Community Blood Bank urgently needs donations of both type O- and O+ blood, as supplies have ...

One of the most important characteristics of blood is its type. Knowing your blood type is essential for several healthcare situations. Knowing someone's blood type is important for blood transfusions ...