Your blood type affects everything, from a predisposition to certain diseases to your heart health. Knowing your blood type is important information that can come in handy during a medical emergency.

Our Blood Institute urgently seeks type O blood donors during National Blood Donor Month to support emergency care and trauma patients.

Hospitals rely on type O blood for trauma care and emergencies, but donations have dropped after the holidays.

We are now entering the third week of January with NO O- blood available at the blood bank,” NCCBB announced via social media ...

OBI is urging Type O blood donors to donate as supplies of both O-positive and O-negative blood are at low levels following ...

A sharp decline in blood donations has prompted Bloodworks Northwest to declare a “Code Red,” warning of a severe blood ...

Our Blood Institute is in critical need of type O blood donors, with supplies of both O-positive and O-negative blood at low levels following the holidays, a news release said.

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Wisconsin’s O-negative blood supply for emergencies dropped dramatically to a one-day supply in just 24 ...

The short answer: No, there is no “best” blood type. But each of the four main categories — A, B, AB and O — have their own advantages and disadvantages. It can also make you less attractive to ...

Our Blood Institute says it is being forced to import blood from the East Coast due to a shortage of local donations. The ...

A Baton Rouge blood center is offering new rewards to draw in donors, especially as there is an urgent need for more type O ...