Directed Blood Donations Should be Limited Universities, hospitals, and blood advisory committees in high-income countries are collectively advocating against the use of directed blood donations. Unlike… May 21, 2025
Multifaceted Threats to the Blood Supply from Climate Change Previous studies on climate change have primarily focused on how new and altered transmission patterns of zoonotic infections, such as… April 30, 2025
Blood Collection and Transfusions Stable in the U.S. According to the 2023 U.S. National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS), blood transfusions have stabilized following a sharp decline… March 26, 2025
Frequent Blood Donation Does Not Increase Clonal Hematopoiesis Each whole blood donation stimulates erythropoiesis by 2.5% to 4% to replace lost cells. Since male blood donors can donate… March 19, 2025
Donor Age, Not Donor Sex, Is the Primary Factor Influencing RBC Deformability RBC deformability—the ability to alter shape and squeeze through capillaries and other microvascular tissues—is essential for oxygen delivery to tissues… March 5, 2025
New FDA Draft Guidance to Reduce Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria Malaria, caused by five Plasmodium species (e.g., P. falciparum), is recognized as a significant transfusion-transmitted infection by the U.S. Food… January 22, 2025
Global Blood Supply Challenges The World Health Organization (WHO) considers blood an essential medicine, yet nearly two-thirds of countries—primarily low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)—lack… September 11, 2024
Blood Donation Rates Higher in Countries with Higher Healthcare Quality and Expenditure Most studies on blood donation rates have focused on individual donor behaviors, and little is known about how the quality… August 21, 2024
Updated FDA Guidance for Blood Donor Eligibility for Blood Pressure and Pulse The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has previously provided guidance for the eligibility of blood donors with blood pressure… July 30, 2024
Ferritin-Guided Blood Donations Protect Iron Stores in Donors In both North America and Europe, whole blood donors are eligible to donate whole blood every 56 days. Donors lose… July 3, 2024
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