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Vitalant has announced the northern Arizona blood drive locations for October, with options in Flagstaff, Williams and more.

How blood donation keeps sickle cell warriors alive and how the Noella Foundation is leading the fightSickle cell disease is one of Nigeria’s most urgent yet overlooked health challenges. Each year, ...

The From Labs to Lives Blog provides clear, accessible explainers on everyday topics for which UC Davis has expertise. Each post is reviewed by faculty or subject-matter experts, ensuring readers get ...

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — It’s not too often a blood bank turns away donors — and to be clear, this blood bank will be happy to have all the donated blood it can get again next week. But this week, the ...

Apparently, there's a new organ in the human body we never knew about before. The capabilities of the human body never cease to amaze, though you'd assume by now in the 21st century that we'd know all ...

Could a simple blood test reveal how well someone is aging? A team of researchers led by Wolfram Weckwerth from the University of Vienna, Austria, and Nankai University, China, has combined advanced ...

If you’re looking for an easy, inexpensive, and low-impact exercise, walking is the way to go. Pounding the pavement won’t cost you a penny, and getting your steps in can be a massive game-changer for ...

The 22nd annual I-10 Coalition Blood Drive between New Mexico State University and the University of Texas at El Paso ended in a close call for NMSU. Hosted Sept. 8-12, by Vitalant Blood Donation and ...