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The new vehicle is a larger, roomier mobile unit and is now in service accepting blood donations.

Part of the reason for the shortage is that there are fewer donors visiting blood collection centers in cities and towns in the aftermath of the pandemic, the National Health Service said.

The nation’s largest supplier of platelets is moving to a method it says is easier for hospitals, but one that sharply raises costs, leading some centers to demand more options.

The Red Cross is experiencing its lowest supply of blood in more than a decade heading into the holidays.

The results of a nationwide blood study that is taking place in Orlando and seven other cities across the country could make it easier for gay and bisexual men to donate blood.

Officials point toward a number of factors including the typical summer drop in donations at a time when surgeries are increasing because of procedures that were postponed during the pandemic.

Current guidelines say that men who have sex with men must wait three months before they can donate blood.

Jacksonville native Roger North, 79, gave blood occasionally until his 9-year-old granddaughter Tessa-Lynn developed leukemia.

A global search is on for rare blood that could save the life of a South Florida toddler who has cancer. Florida-based OneBlood says it’s specifically...

IV bags filled with what's called normal saline are used to treat problems ranging from vomiting to lightheadedness. But evidence for the use of saline over other intravenous options is scant.