Your blood type affects everything, from a predisposition to certain diseases to your heart health. Knowing your blood type is important information that can come in handy during a medical emergency.

Knowing your blood type is critical during emergency health situations. Knowing your blood type is crucial medical information, but unless you've given blood before you might not be sure what yours is ...

A 2022 study finds blood type A has a higher early stroke risk. Type O shows a lower risk. This link is stronger for ...

Transforming organs from any blood type into the universal donor Type O could help patients receive transplants faster.

This area of research is still in the early stages, but could someday help reduce wait times for patients waiting for kidney transplants ...

A man diagnosed with brain death received a kidney that was modified to be type O, which is compatible with all blood types ...

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For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait ...

Knowing your blood type is crucial medical information, but unless you've given blood before you might not be sure what yours is. I realized this when I was asked for mine while filling out paperwork ...