One of the most important aspects of blood donation is blood type compatibility. Whether it's a cancer patient, a trauma victim, a sickle cell patient, or someone undergoing surgery, donated blood is ...

Blood type matching is important for blood transfusions. Health complications can arise when blood types are incompatible. Scientists describe a new blood type group named Er. Everyone should know ...

In a world-first, researchers have successfully transplanted a donor kidney after converting it from blood type A to the universal type O, removing one of the biggest barriers in organ donation: blood ...

Understanding your blood type is not merely a medical detail; it is a fundamental piece of information that can profoundly impact your health and overall well-being. Blood type, determined by the ...

Transplanting organs is tricky business. If you need an organ, you can't receive a donation from just anybody; it follows the same rules as blood type compatibility. For example, someone with blood ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — A child with a rare blood disease; an adult injured in a vehicle accident; someone with cancer; and a warrior injured on the battlefield all have something in common. They all ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has put forward a DNA-based test it says can offer much more precise identification of blood and its potential compatibility—going much further than the traditional positive ...

Blood type is usually determined during hospital visits, especially when a transfusion may be needed, such as in surgery or childbirth. [File, Standard] Many of us first learned our blood types during ...