You can donate blood 6 times a year without endangering your health. If you're pregnant, have anemia, or have HIV, you should not donate blood.

Craig Melvin, a long-time blood donor, is rolling up his sleeve on live TV for a good cause. The TODAY show co-anchor knows how important blood donation is for millions of Americans and showed viewers ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - After receiving two life-saving blood transfusions three years ago, a Santa Barbara woman is now encouraging people to donate blood, including at the upcoming 7th Annual News ...

Hospitals and blood centers are always trying to avoid shortages. Someone needs blood every two seconds, and less than 10% of ...

Dallas was one of the last major metropolitan areas in the country to offer blood transfusions on wounded patients before they arrived at the hospital, but a collaborative program between the American ...

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In February 2003, Amy Connor was ...

A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has found that caffeine, the world's most consumed psychoactive substances, may impair the quality of donated blood and reduce the ...