Caffeine in Donor Blood Reduces Quality of Stored RBCs Caffeine, one of the most consumed psychoactive substances worldwide, is a non-selective antagonist of adenosine receptors, including ADORA2B expressed on… September 16, 2025
Ferritin Levels Needed to Assess Hemoglobin Recovery after Blood Donation Repeat blood donors are at risk of developing iron deficiency. Premenopausal women lose, on average, 60% of their total iron… September 10, 2025
Syphilis Infections Among US Blood Donors Syphilis is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that may also be transmitted by transfusion. Active cases of syphilis are increasing… July 10, 2025
Blood Donation Teams—a Novel Strategy to Support Novice Donors The Australian Red Cross developed a novel program called Lifeblood Teams that utilizes social connections within workplaces, schools, sports, teams,… June 12, 2025
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New FDA Draft Guidance to Reduce Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria Malaria, caused by five Plasmodium species (e.g., P. falciparum), is recognized as a significant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
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