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American Red Cross talks about dire need for blood donations
Jasmin Franjul with the American Red Cross explains why there is such a dire need for blood donations right now.
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Annual blood drive held at Dunkin' Park amid emergency blood appeal
NBC and Telemundo Connecticut teamed up with the Hartford Yard Goats and the American Red Cross for our annual New Beginnings blood drive. Each donation helps meet a dire need.
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State leaders encourage CT residents to donate blood
In honor of national blood donation month, state leaders are encouraging you to donate. They met in Middletown with the CT Blood Donation Center to stress the need to give.
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American Red Cross seeks donors for National Blood Donor Month
The Red Cross says although 62% of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood, only 3% actually donate.
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Blood Donations a Lifeline for a Connecticut Girl
A Connecticut girl who has been going to the hospital every three weeks for blood transfusions since she was a year old is a perfect example of why giving blood is so important.
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Banned Blood Donors Can Give Again as Mad Cow Disease Worries Wane
Hundreds of thousands of former donors can once again roll up their sleeves, perhaps bolstering U.S. blood collections, which lagged during the COVID-19 pandemic.