GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — East Carolina University’s clinical laboratory science students received a new device that automates blood type identification. The instrument, known as the Ortho-Clinical ...

The need to first zero in on a blood group can delay blood transfusions in emergency situations, and this in turn can prove fatal. Thus, to speed up the process, a team of scientists has developed a ...

Efforts to develop lab-grown blood cells for blood transfusions may soon materialize. Since 2021, the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom has been working on RESTORE— a project ...

For the first time, doctors changed the blood type of human lungs — an experimental step toward creating universal organs that could be transplanted into any patient, regardless of blood type. An ...

Knowing your blood type is crucial medical information, but unless you've given blood before you might not be sure what yours is. I realized this when I was asked for mine while filling out paperwork ...

Researchers have performed the first transfusions of red blood cells grown in a lab as part of a U.K.-based clinical trial to test how long these cells can live. The team grew blood from stem cells ...

Blood transfusions in a lab. We take a look at Rh-null blood, better known as "golden blood," a rare blood type that fewer than 50 people in the world have. If your blood type is O negative, you’re ...

Orange High School senior Allison Naar has been named the Kiwanis Senior of the Month for January. It is as important to Allison to focus on academic success along with enriching her “free” time with ...

Blood transfusion, if performed promptly, is a potentially life-saving intervention for someone losing a lot of blood. However, blood comes in several types, some of which are incompatible with others ...