The American Red Cross says power outages created by recent storms in the East and Midwest cut blood donations, which were already low this summer. In June there was a nationwide shortfall, with donations down more than 10% across the country.
The doctors for Aimee Copeland are promising a "roller coaster ride of highs and lows" in the coming weeks and months as she struggles against a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria, her father said.
Residents are still dealing with the aftermath of Irene -- a massive storm that pummeled the East Coast.
The Indian city of Mumbai is rocked by a series of bomb blasts. CNN's Mallika Kapur reports.
Is saving your child's cord blood a wise investment for future stem cell therapy?
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on how blood from umbilical cords can save the lives of cancer patients.
The Top-12 contestant missed Thursday's elimination show because he was in the hospital
When Gloria Huang accidentally blasted off a tweet from the Twitter account of her employer -- the Red Cross -- she had no idea her call for beer would turn into a blood donation drive and give a small craft brewery a boost.
My patient one day, a spry 80-year-old, started to cough and feel short of breath during a blood transfusion: classic signs of a transfusion reaction. I stopped her IV, but she needed a steroid to bring her breathing back to normal.
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a look at how the repeal of health care reform would affect you.
West Nile Virus has killed 15 people in northern Greece and sickened 158 others, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
West Nile Virus has killed 14 people in northern Greece and sickened 142, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
A federal study published Monday raises further questions about a possible link between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and a mouse virus.
The FDA is reconsidering the lifetime ban on the donation of blood by gay men that was enacted during the AIDS epidemic.
When Mark Shields started his job at the American Red Cross in Madison, Wisconsin, he rolled up his sleeve to give blood. It made sense. Part of his job was encouraging the public to donate and supporting the organization's lifesaving mission.
The violent clashes between anti-government protesters and government troops in Bangkok follows years of political instability and unrest in Thailand:
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rejected protesters' demands Monday that he call an early election and dissolve parliament, saying on national television that he would listen to the protesters but would not be forced to accede to their demands.
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