Platelets are an important component of whole blood that helps with clotting. They are often needed by trauma patients, ...

Like blood, there is a constant need for platelet donations. However, there is one important difference between the two: the shelf life. “There are only 5 days after someone gives a ...

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 ...

In this week's Change Makers, four friends meet up every other month to donate platelets in Boston, a tradition they've been keeping to for more than 10 years. For most of Matt Dillis' life ...

That’s when her father stepped in. “She needed platelets and so I came to donate platelets and I was going to come one time to show her support,” Bolton told 6 News. “Then I realized, ...