Blood transfusions in a lab. We take a look at Rh-null blood, better known as "golden blood," a rare blood type that fewer than 50 people in the world have. If your blood type is O negative, you’re ...

When it comes to blood types, you may know A, AB, B, and O—but those larger groups actually contain millions of different varieties. That's because the surface of our blood cells are coated with ...

“The Man with the Golden Blood” is the story of Thomas, a Swiss boy with the extraordinarily rare blood type RH-null. What Does It Mean When Only 40 People Have Your Blood Type? Forty years ago, a ...

One of the most important characteristics of blood is its type. Knowing your blood type is essential for several healthcare situations. Knowing someone's blood type is important for blood transfusions ...

Medically reviewed by David Hampton, MDMedically reviewed by David Hampton, MD The universal recipient blood type is AB positive (AB+), and the universal donor blood type is O negative (O-). People ...

A person's blood type is determined by "the presence or absence of certain antigens – substances that can trigger an immune response if they are foreign to the body," according to American Red Cross.

Gibbs, M. E., Levine, P., White Chambers, J., Hunter, jun., O. B., and English, C. T., Paper given at the seventeenth annual meeting, Amer. Assoc. Blood Banks ...

Forty years ago, a young Swiss boy was brought to a Geneva hospital for treatment of a fairly routine childhood infection. When his blood was drawn and tested ...