CHICAGO (WLS) -- As Chicago heads into the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, the Red Cross has issued a reminder about the critical need to donate blood. "I am a helper by nature, so I like to ...

Donating blood helps save the lives of patients in need of medical care. There are also benefits to the donor. (Getty Images) Amanda Fouch has been donating blood since she was a teenager. “There was ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Every two seconds, a need for blood arises in the United States, a critical demand that the American Red Cross strives to meet. To help meet this need, ABC11 held its annual ...

The United States is facing an emergency blood shortage, according to the American Red Cross, and there is growing concern that a combination of severe winter weather and seasonal respiratory ...