News tagged with 'Blood Donations'

Older donated blood resulted in blood poisoning or pneumonia among hospital patients, according to a new study -  reinforcing the idea that donated blood should be discarded before 6 weeks, which is the current outside limit.

Teenagers, especially first time blood donors, experience more complications when they donate than adults, according to the American Red Cross. More than 10 percent had complications. School blood drives are finding ways to make bruising or fainting less likely as teen donations are crucial to supplementing the nation's blood supply.