Amy Dockser Marcus is a health and science reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Boston.

Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) performed the county's first-ever pre-hospital blood transfusion on a trauma patient. The transfusion involved administering red blood cells and fresh ...

Blood Assurance is facing a critical shortage of blood, plasma, and platelets just as the holiday season is starting. As the primary supplier for many area hospitals, it is essential to get donations ...

Blood, organ recipient using second chance to thank and inspire SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Connolly knows he wouldn't be alive today if not for his organ donor and the ...

One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martin’s cousin called with alarming news. Martin’s 74-year-old aunt had been mauled by four dogs while out for a walk near her home in rural Purlear, North ...

Research shows geomapping can pinpoint trauma hotspots, optimizing prehospital blood supply deployment and potentially saving ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers will spend years piloting the program alongside other initiatives, such as bringing on advanced airway management to ...

The business of collecting blood for money is growing nationwide, and Gainesville is no exception. The city is already home to for-profit plasma collection centers KEDPLASMA Gainesville and Grifols ...