A new initiative at San Diego Blood Bank uses genetic analysis on a grand scale to better match donors and recipients. Called “Precision Blood,” the program has already processed more than 30,000 ...

Blood from a newborn’s umbilical cord was once considered a waste product, but it actually contains potentially life-saving cells. Dr. Seanna Thompson, Mayo Clinic Health System OB/GYN physician, ...

Are you considering storing your baby’s your cord blood? Or donating it to a bank? Here are a few things to know. Sometimes, donated cord blood is used by researchers to develop and test new medical ...

Blood donation is the medical term for when a per­son gives (donates) blood. A person who donates blood is called a blood donor. In Nige­ria, people do not get paid for giving blood. People who give ...

Expectant parents have a number of big financial decisions to make. Increasingly among them, what to do with baby's cord blood. Cord blood is a hot commodity. Taken from a newborn's umbilical cord ...

IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, IF YOU’RE INTO YOUR SECOND TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY, YOUR DOCTOR MAY HAVE TALKED WITH YOU ABOUT CORD BLOOD BANKING. THAT’S WHEN YOUR BABY’S UMBILICAL. CORD BLOOD IS ...

The most-used newborn stem cell bank for BabyCenter parents? It's Cord Blood Registry. In a BabyCenter survey, parents and parents-to-be named Cord Blood Registry (CBR) as the private cord blood bank ...

Ken Versteeg is the executive director of Community Blood Bank, and says the organization’s Blood Mobile will make its way to KELO-TV on Tuesday for the Harvesting Hope Blood Drive. “We’re hoping ...

Automation is expected to increase overall production by 50% by automating the process of separating blood into its therapeutic components.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Blood Bank of Hawaii said they are in critical need for safe blood. It is important to boost the state’s supply in preparation for any natural disaster, the blood bank ...