A new initiative at San Diego Blood Bank uses genetic analysis on a grand scale to better match donors and recipients. Called “Precision Blood,” the program has already processed more than 30,000 ...

Blood donation is the medical term for when a per­son gives (donates) blood. A person who donates blood is called a blood donor. In Nige­ria, people do not get paid for giving blood. People who give ...

The UAB Hospital’s Transfusion Services, or Blood Bank, is the largest of the clinical laboratories with 40+ employees working under Lakecia Watkins, laboratory supervisor. They staff the main ...

Captive animals sometimes need a transfusion, but the typical approach to blood banking isn’t practical for zoos and aquariums. One veterinarian is testing a solution.

The Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank is in desperate need of donors in light of the Labor Day weekend and six major blood transfusions that have cut into supply. The midstate experienced blood ...

Douglas Morton, the San Diego Blood Bank's chief executive officer, said that every pint donated "is a story of compassion." ...