SO THERE ARE MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ESTIMATED TO HAVE SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN THE U.S., THE RED CROSS SAYS FOSTERING A DIVERSE BLOOD SUPPLY IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORTING THOSE PATIENTS.

Sickle cell patients can require blood transfusions throughout their lives.The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately three units.A single-car accident victim can require as many as ...

The body defends itself against pathogens by depriving them of vital iron. However, this strategy doesn't always succeed ...

Sickle cell is a genetic blood disorder that mostly affects African Americans. Treatment includes regular blood transfusions. The event was organized by the American Red Cross with help from the ...

The solid part of the blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. If you have a blood disorder, it could affect one or more of those parts of the blood — resulting in a ...

WMUR and the American Red Cross are teaming up for the annual statewide blood drive Friday, June 6. We will be hosting seven locations across the state to give blood. Donations of all blood types ...

The body defends itself against pathogens by depriving them of vital iron. However, this strategy doesn't always succeed against Salmonella. Researchers have discovered that these bacteria ...

The announcement, reported in the Telegraph, comes after red blood cells grown in a lab from stem cells were transferred to a patient in a world-first clinical trial in 2022 led by NHS Blood and ...

HSCs reside in bone marrow, in which they sustain the balanced production of blood cells and respond to acute stressors in times of need. As HSCs age, their DNA accumulates mutations, which can ...

In contrast, patients whose leukemia showed more features of early red blood cell development had a 37% lower risk of death (HR ~0.63). When researchers tested how these leukemia cells responded ...

Federally funded Johns Hopkins team finds the virus ‘reprograms’ neutrophils to impair production of immune cells critical ...

A council of NMDP ambassadors comprising of patients, caregivers, transplant recipients, blood stem cell donors, patient services coordinators and other medical professionals have informed Miquela's ...