blood donation

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.

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.

There is an urgent need for blood donations in the wake of Hurricane Ian. The American Red Cross is one organization asking people to donate blood.

There is an urgent need for blood donations in the wake of Hurricane Ian. The American Red Cross is one organization asking people to donate blood. “It’s important to keep the flow of blood going in the directions that it’s needed,” said Richard Branigan with American Red Cross of Connecticut. The American Red Cross has already sent several hundred...

By profession, Geanna Jarosz helps fill pints of beer. Now though, she wants to collect pints of blood. Jarosz, who is Hartford Hog River Brewery’s events director is planning a blood drive for November. She wants to help create awareness about a growing need for more Black blood donors and is hoping to broaden the donor base by holding...

While there is a universal need for blood donors, some say there is a need for a more diverse blood-donor base.

Donors have shown up all morning at NBC Telemundo Connecticut and Hartford Yard Goats blood drive. Siobhan McGirl shows the families impacted by blood donations and what it means to them.

The American Red Cross says their blood supply is in a very vulnerable state and is urging those who can donate to do so.

Connecticut and Rhode Island Blood Centers announced a blood emergency, as school breaks and increased traveling have caused an alarming drop in donations. The Connecticut Blood Center (CTBV) and the Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC), said that hospitals and patients rely on a steady flow of volunteer donors to receive life-saving blood donations. According to the latest figures put out…