The Shanghai Blood Center hosts an event to pay tribute to blood donors on March 8, 2025. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Shanghai collected 101,900 units of platelets in 2024, surpassing ...

His father donated 17 gallons of whole blood, and Martin tried to reach that same achievement, but only made it to seven when he was asked about donating platelets, cell fragments in blood that ...

Mr. Mulvey soon became a regular donor and several years later he was told that because of his rare blood type – AB negative – he was considered a “universal donor of platelets” which ...