The Blood Matters Blog

Global Blood Fund, an OBI-founded nonprofit focused on improving transfusion care worldwide, recently awarded more than $900 USD to the winners of a national essay contest in Ghana.

Susan Knight wished to thank the blood donors who helped save her life.

When blood donors walk through the doors of Zaporizhzhia Regional Blood Service Center, Maryna Kyrychkova is almost always the first to greet them.

While it's highly likely that you will have the same blood type throughout your life, there are a few occurrences that could lead to a change.

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder affecting the shape and life span of red blood cells.

Yulia Bezruchko explains how she and her colleagues have continued to meet the needs of her war-torn community.

As Vladyslav Shubin began his new job at Zaporizhzhia Regional Blood Service Center, Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

Through the use of a sophisticated machine designed to identify and extract individual components of a person's blood...

Blood is not just used for trauma patients and during surgery. It is also desperately needed for many cancer patients...

Wondering if you can donate blood? Comb over our comprehensive eligibility guide and find out for yourself.

First thing’s first, let’s do some myth-busting: adults can donate blood no matter their age. In fact, donors over 50....

World Blood Donor Day takes place every year on June 14 and serves to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for...