Avoidable deaths are on the rise as Nigeria’s blood banks fail to deliver blood to patients requiring transfusion to survive.

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SO THERE ARE MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ESTIMATED TO HAVE SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN THE U.S., THE RED CROSS SAYS FOSTERING A DIVERSE BLOOD SUPPLY IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORTING THOSE PATIENTS.

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The Red Cross said more than 100 blood drives have been affected by record heat. The American Red Cross said Monday that it is experiencing an emergency blood shortage, and extreme heat may be ...

To meet the never-ending demand for blood donations, the American Red Cross opened a collection center in Denver this week, noting that every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a transfusion.

Blood supply has reached critically low levels, creating a shortage that is forcing the Red Cross to limit distributions of the most transfused blood types to hospitals. The American Red Cross ...

The American Red Cross announced a national shortage of blood and called for more donations in September, and blood inventory rebounded afterward. However, the supply has fallen yet again “to ...

The number of blood donors has fallen 40% in the last two decades. The American Red Cross said Monday it is experiencing an emergency blood shortage. According to the humanitarian organization ...

from somebody of a similar ethnic background to the patient," Fry said. Blood banks also need platelet donations. Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy can have low red blood cell and platelet ...