Is blood donation a secret to better health? A new study explores potential benefits. Because not everyone who is eligible to give blood donates at least once a year, there are periodic shortages ...

The guidelines discourage replacement blood donation by which donors are paid by the family of the recipient. “This often involves coercion and/or payment, which compromises the safety of the blood.

Giving blood may seem like a selfless act, but some donors could be getting health benefits themselves. There has long been speculation that giving blood helps protect people from heart attacks ...

In order to mimic the effects of blood donation, they also added a hormone called EPO, which the body produces following blood loss, to some of the dishes. A month later, the cells with the ...

There were no headline-grabbing dramatic rescues, nor does Bear have an uncanny ability to sniff out illness. However, by donating blood, Bear has saved the lives of 20 dogs suffering from serious ...

To help via a blood donation or a financial gift to the nonprofit, visit nybc.org. There are four places in and around Eastern and Southeast Queens listed now to donate: • PS 18, gym ...

An Australian man who once held the Guinness World Record for donating blood more times than anyone else in the world for 17 years passed away on Feb. 17, 2025. James Harrison died at the age of ...

"After the surgery, his dad, Reg, told grandad you're only really alive because people donated blood," Jarrod Mellowship said. "The day he turned 18, he started donating." The application of anti ...

James Harrison, who helped save more than two million babies by donating blood over 1,100 times across six decades, has died at 88. According to the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Harrison ...

James Harrison, an Australian man who saved the lives of more than two million babies through blood donation, has died at age 88. Nicknamed the “man with the golden arm,” Harrison donated ...

"Some people say, 'Oh, you're a hero,' " Harrison told NPR in 2015. "But I'm in a safe room, donating blood. They give me a cup of coffee and something to nibble on. And then I just go on my way.

Harrison started donating as an 18-year-old in 1954, four years after receiving a series of blood transfusions following lung surgery. He is said to never have missed a fortnightly appointment in ...