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.

Umbilical cord and placenta blood, often referred to as “cord blood,” is the blood that is collected from the umbilical and placental tissue at birth. Once stored in “banks,” its stem cells can be ...

One pet blood donation can saves the lives of three animals, according to veterinarian Dr. Meghan Respess Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, IF YOU’RE INTO YOUR SECOND TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY, YOUR DOCTOR MAY HAVE TALKED WITH YOU ABOUT CORD BLOOD BANKING. THAT’S WHEN YOUR BABY’S UMBILICAL. CORD BLOOD IS ...

Taylor Swift’s next album, Life of a Showgirl, is scheduled to be released on October 3 and leading up to its release, the Community Blood Bank is hosting a giveaway called The Twelve Days of Taylor ...

The Blood Bank of Delmarva is hosting its 20th annual 9/11 memorial blood drive at Dover Motor Speedway. This year, donors ...

OLDSMAR, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cryo-Cell International, Inc. (NYSE American LLC: CCEL ) (the “Company”), the world’s first private cord blood bank to separate and store stem cells in 1992, announced ...

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

Humboldt County’s local blood bank implemented changes and is ready to expand accepting donations from gay men. In May, the Food and Drug Administration announced changes to blood donation rules that ...

Drew Barrymore kept blood from both her daughters' umbilical cords. Stem cells can be used to treat conditions including some cancers and immune system diseases. But it costs a lot and it's unlikely ...

BANK SAYS IT’S IN THEIR BLOOD EMERGENCY AND IN DIRE NEED OF DONATIONS AS KETV NEWSWATCH 7 JONAH GILMORE REPORTS, A LACK OF BLOOD COULD HAVE A DOMINO EFFECT ON AREA HOSPITALS, SYSTEMS. NOW WE’RE ...