{
  "id": 8004593,
  "title": "Why the U.S. Urgently Needs More Platelet Donors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/why-the-u-s-urgently-needs-more-platelet-donors",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Time",
    "slug": "time",
    "url": "https://time.com/article/2026/09/17/why-the-us-urgently-needs-more-platelet-donors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Red Cross’s fall appeal highlights a fragile part of American health care: a lifesaving blood component that must be replenished every five to seven days, write Robert Glatter and Peter Papadakos.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}