Your blood type isn’t just important for transfusions — it’s actually providing you with built-in protection against certain diseases while potentially making you more vulnerable to others. The same ...

Knowing your blood type is important information that can come in handy during a medical emergency. It can also tell you more about which medical conditions you're more at risk for, such as heart ...

Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient.

That seemingly arbitrary letter you rarely think about could be silently influencing your health in surprising ways. Your blood type, determined before birth and unchanged throughout life, extends far ...

November is National Diabetes Month. November is National Diabetes Month, but for the more than a million children and adults in the U.S. living with Type 1 diabetes, every day and night is a constant ...

Hemophilia is a rare medical condition where blood doesn't clot properly because the body lacks certain clotting factors.

Dr. Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and physician with more than 10 years of experience in the California public health system. If you or someone you know seems to get bitten by ...

The Community Blood Center is urging all eligible donors to donate blood as soon as possible after nearly a month of critical ...