The US Food and Drug Administration is considering a requirement for blood banks to use a new test that can detect the parasites that cause malaria in certain donors’ blood, and it’s seeking the ...

Donating blood is a noble act that can save lives, but it also temporarily affects your body’s resources. Nutrition plays a key role in ensuring that your donation is safe, smooth, and recovery is ...

Only 3% of eligible individuals donate blood annually, despite the high demand for blood and platelets in the US. Certain medical conditions and medications can disqualify individuals from donating ...

For years, Stéphane Cliche was a healthy avid athlete, but he kept getting sinus and respiratory infections and doctors ...

Linda Kucza, left, and Laurie Ziegler. What if saving a life was as easy and fun as spending an hour with a friend? For Laurie Ziegler and Linda Kucza, that’s exactly what blood donation has become — ...

In their daily job of protecting lives, firefighters are exposed to a lot of hazards — not just smoke and fire, but unsafe traffic, violence and vicious cats in trees. However, one of the most ...