Tattoo trend blamed for 40% drop in blood donations. Urgent calls for new donors as number of people giving blood plummets in a decade. Siobhan Fenton. Friday 05 June 2015 11:30 BST.

A huge increase in people getting tattoos has been blamed for a massive decline in new blood donors. Foreign travel to exotic places and people living busier lives are also thought to be reasons ...

Tattoo trend blamed for 40% drop in blood donors over past ten years because person has to wait four months after an inking to make a donation.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Historically, if you received a tattoo within a year, you were not allowed to donate blood, but that has recently changed. Individuals with tattoos used to have to wait 12 ...

World Blood Donor Day is observed on June 14. The day promotes blood donation. It also thanks donors for their life-saving ...

An increase in people getting tattoos is being blamed for a drop in new blood donors in England and Wales. Foreign travel and busier lives are also thought to be reasons why there are 40% fewer ...

Discover whether you can donate blood if you have a tattoo. Also learn which conditions make you ineligible to donate, how to find a blood bank, and more.