Blood transfusions have been one of the most incredible medical advancements in human history, saving countless lives. The ...

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 ...

Scientists from the French Blood Establishment (EFS) has successfully identified the ultra-rare 48 th blood type group, known as “Gwada negative,” which came from a blood sample originally drawn some ...

CRIB is characterised by the absence of a high-prevalence antigen found in most people. Individuals with the CRIB blood group ...

Previous research found more than 99.9 percent of people have the AnWj antigen that was missing from the 1972 patient's blood ...

Louisville Metro EMS just marked 100 days of having access to blood before a patient gets to the hospital. Earlier this ...

Consequently, it was impossible to find a suitable blood donor for her. Many people know their blood type – A, B, AB or O – along with whether they are Rh-positive or negative.

Blood may be free in public hospitals, but low supplies leave Zimbabweans borrowing money to pay for private stocks.

People in the Reblozyl group had a greater percentage of people (21.4%) who needed fewer blood transfusions and a lower amount of blood needed during those transfusions compared to placebo (4.5%).

People with O-negative blood, for example, can only receive their own type but can donate to all other blood types. It's not uncommon for someone with blood type AB to receive O-type blood during a ...

However, the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) only recognizes 47 distinct blood type groups, with the latest being added just last year after a 50-year-long mystery. Now, according to ...

Although there are potentially millions of blood types, transfusions made with blood that matches your type according to the well-established ABO-Rh type system have a 99.8 percent chance of success.