WASHINGTON, DC — Patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) who have non-O blood types may be at risk for several outcomes postprocedure, including decreased survival, according to two ...

August 14, 2012 (Boston, Massachusetts) — Data from two prospective cohort studies have identified the ABO blood group as a risk factor for the development of coronary heart disease [1]. Individuals ...

The ABO-Rh system of blood group typing is an immensely successful method that helps medical professionals safely perform blood transfusions throughout the world. Scientists from the French Blood ...

A trendy diet left blood type with a hard-to-shake reputation, but respectable research suggests that being A, B, AB, or O may matter — far beyond what you’re eating. (Photo: Getty Images/Kevin Curtis ...

(Douglas Sacha/Moment/Getty Images) People with blood type B may need to be a little more vigilant than their peers about the ...

Close up photo of female scientist holding a laboratory pipette and a blood sample tube for covid-19 in laboratory. She is wearing a protective suit, laboratory glasses, surgical mask and surgical ...

Knowing your blood type is important information that can come in handy during a medical emergency. It can also tell you more about which medical conditions you're more at risk for, such as heart ...

Researchers from the Boston University School of Public Health in the United States say there is no evidence to support a correlation between ABO blood group and the risk of infection with severe ...

A blood group is defined as the entire blood group system that is made up of red blood cell (RBC) antigens. Taken together, the specificity of RBC antigens is controlled by a series of either allelic ...