The Golden Blood Type and Its Life-Saving Significance: How Rare Is the Rh-Null Blood?

Medicine & Technology Jun 05, 2023

Among the eight blood groups in humans, the Rh-null is called the golden blood type due to its rare nature and its significance in medicine. Read more about it in this article.

Regular Voluntary Blood Donation Reduces Forever Chemicals Linked to Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer, Study Claims

Apr 16, 2022

Regular blood donation could help lengthen one's lifespan. Read this article to learn what the new study found out.

Donating Blood Seen to Lessen Forever Chemicals in the Body

Apr 12, 2022

'Forever chemicals' affect the health of many people, especially those who are in the firefighting community. Learn more about what these chemicals do and how to decrease their levels in the human body.

Convalescent Plasma Donation Fights Conflict With 40-Year Restriction on Blood Donation

Aug 22, 2020

The call for convalescent plasma donation to possibly treat COVID-19 comes into focus on what others call a discriminatory blood and plasma donation practices. A federal restriction four decades ago has prevented people with HIV to donate blood or plasma.

FDA Lifts Blood Ban Among Gay And Bisexual Men

Dec 22, 2015

The gay advocates think the solution falls short as the ban, in the first place, was of no medical or scientific basis.

FDA Takes Steps to End Ban on Gay Blood Donors

May 12, 2015

After a ban of more than three decades, gay men in the United States may soon be allowed to donate blood, according to new recommendations released today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.