Blood bag shortages nationwide, particularly for the only universal blood type, O-negative, has been causing organizations to issue an urgent appeal to donors, multiple sources report. The ...

Bags of donated blood hanging in processing ... Secondly, those with an O negative blood type are so-called "universal donors," meaning their donations can be used in transfusions for any patient ...

The Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) says it’s lost hundreds of O negative blood units due to ... but a supply chain issue on certain specialized bags is causing the OBI to fall short.

O-negative blood is crucial because it can be donated ... Blood Assurance is offering an exclusive "Save 3 Lives" tote bag to all donors this month. Additionally, donors who give blood twice ...

The Kentucky Blood Center is urgently requesting blood donations this Memorial Day as the center reports a critical shortage ...

The Oklahoma Blood Institute is urging people with type O-negative blood to make donations in a push to stock all air ambulances in the state with the life-sustaining fluid. Only one of the 23 ...

Your blood type might seem like a minor detail in your medical history, but it carries significant implications for your health and medical care. From emergency transfusions to pregnancy planning ...

There are four main blood types: O, A, B, and AB, each classified as positive or negative based on the Rh factor. Blood type is usually determined during hospital visits, especially when a ...

THOUSANDS of ‘missing’ blood donors across London are being urgently called on as the NHS warns that supplies of O negative are critically low.