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Blood donations essential for sickle cell patients

  • Mar 4

Houston man donates 100 gallons of blood

  • Mar 3

Give the gift of life at ABC13's Blood Drive on March 7

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  • Feb 24, 2025

Is dangerous heat a factor to blame for national blood shortage?

  • Aug 21, 2024

Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage

  • Aug 5, 2024

Give the gift of life at ABC13's Blood Drive on March 1

  • Feb 16, 2024

ABC13's Blood Drive at Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center

  • Feb 17, 2022

MD Anderson blood bank experiencing 'critical' blood shortage

  • May 27, 2021

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Give the gift of life at ABC13's Blood Drive on March 7

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Extreme summer weather contributing to emergency blood shortage: 'A very dangerous month'

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ABC13's Blood Drive

  • Feb 14, 2023
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Give the gift of life! Join the ABC13 Blood Drive

  • Feb 17, 2022
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MD Anderson in urgent need of type O blood donors

  • May 26, 2021
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11-year-old relies on blood plasma donations for survival

  • Mar 4, 2021
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ABC13's Blood Drive at Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center

  • Mar 5, 2021
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ABC13's Blood Drive at Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center

  • Mar 5, 2021

Latest Stories

Philadelphia meteorologist advocates change to FDA blood donation policy impacting LGBTQ+ community

Many see the FDA blood donation policy as discriminatory against the LGBTQ community.

  • Mar 24, 2021

11-year-old Sugar Land girl relies on plasma donations for survival

Ilma Morales has a rare immune deficiency that requires her to receive regular blood donations to survive. See how you can help.

  • Mar 5, 2021

ABC13's Blood Drive 2019

Join us for the 2019 ABC13's Blood Drive

  • Feb 21, 2020

MD Anderson in urgent need of type O blood donors

Doctors say it can get to a point where major surgeries will have to be delayed if they don't get more donors.

  • Jan 16, 2020

Volunteers lineup to donate blood in honor of injured HPD officers

Many people in Houston have been asking how to help since a shooting left 5 HPD officers injured. Monday, many people lined up to donate blood.

  • Feb 4, 2019