A woman whose blood is so rare that it is frozen for up to three decades feels "very special".

Most people are familiar with the common blood groups A, B, AB and O, along with the Rh factor that determines whether a type is positive or negative. Yet new research reveals how surprisingly complex ...

Zainab Mughal, a 2-year-old girl from Miami, needs blood transfusions for her cancer treatment but she has a blood type so rare that so far only four donors worldwide have been identified. In August, ...

Two-year-old Zainab Mughal has neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of cancer. In December, we told you about the international search to find some of the rarest blood in the world to help save her life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have discovered the rarest blood type on Earth, belonging to just one woman. Talk about a lonely hearts club. An ...

Staff at the NHS blood and transplant frozen blood bank in Liverpool said meeting Mina Stoddart-Stones was like ‘meeting royalty’.

A man with a rare blood type who made his 100th donation this year is encouraging others to give blood. Robert Boocock, from York, has been donating his rare B-negative blood for 40 years, after being ...

People with B negative blood type in Brighton are being called on to donate as the NHS warns that supplies of this much-needed blood type are running low.

Blood type plays a critical role in medical emergencies, especially during transfusions. Some blood types are extremely rare, which can make finding compatible donors more difficult in urgent ...

The NHS has pleaded for donations of a rare blood type, saying supplies are at risk of "running low". Some 2,500 eligible B negative donors in the south-east of England have been asked by the health ...

Step aside A, B, and O—there’s a new player in town. Scientists in France have just reported the discovery of a novel, rare blood type, only recorded in a single person to date. The French Blood ...