Someone in the United States needs platelets every 15 seconds, according to the American Red Cross, and you have those in your body right now. If you’re looking for an easy way to help another person, ...

KAPLAN, La. (KLFY) — For Platelet Awareness Month, Our Lady of Lourdes Blood Center is educating the community about the importance of platelet donors and the people who rely on those donations. Suzy ...

The University of North Carolina Hospitals Platelet and Plasma Donor Program is currently experiencing a critical platelet shortage. New and returning donors are needed to schedule donation ...

The American Red Cross has urgent need for blood and platelet donors. Donors of all blood types are in demand, especially those with type O blood and donors giving platelets. More than a quarter of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Giving blood can seem like a mundane task, but the process is anything but ordinary. In an exclusive story, our team followed a donation of platelets from a donor's arm to ...

Blood donation remains one of medicine’s most straightforward yet powerful interventions, capable of transforming emergency rooms and operating theaters across America. Yet many potential donors ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Every year during the holiday season, the American Red Cross depends on the generosity of donors to give platelets as a show of gratitude to offer hope for families in need and make a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I was young, I donated blood several times and would have continued to do so, had I not become ineligible due to living in ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am writing about platelet donations. As a way of giving back, I donate platelets. I was wondering if there is a time that a person should stop donating, based on age or difficulty. I ...

Earlier this year, a 77-year-old grandfather was celebrated for his 550th blood platelet donation. Ralph “Rocco” Russo was inspired to begin donating when his best friend's then-14-year-old daughter ...