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 ...

A mean platelet volume (MPV) test measures the average size of platelets in your blood. Platelets are blood cells that your bone marrow makes. Healthy platelets clump together to help your blood clot ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A nonprofit blood center is calling for O- and platelet donors amid a “critical blood shortage” ahead of the holiday week. Blood Assurance is offering those people a $50 ...

Time is critical for patients this December. The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give blood or ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Medical staff are urging an increase in donations amid a platelet shortage. According to the Community Blood Center, platelets are very fragile, short-lived blood ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Blood Assurance is offering extended hours and an incentive through November 30 to encourage the community to donate blood. From November 23 to November 30, O-negative blood ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Blood Center is urgently seeking blood and platelets during the Thanksgiving holiday break. Special donation hours have been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30.

Research has proven frozen blood platelets are safe and effective for use in critically injured patients—a breakthrough dramatically extending their shelf life for transfusions from one week to two ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...