VIDEO: Blood Donor Lead Levels and Concern for Infants and Children Today we will be discussing lead levels in blood donors. Babies and young children are particularly susceptible to the neurotoxic… November 15, 2015
VIDEO: Minimal Projected Loss of Blood Donors with Travel Deferral Today we will be discussing projected blood donor loss if travel deferrals are implemented. Almost 20% of U.S. residents travel… October 30, 2015
FDA Reports Safest Blood Supply in History In the Fatalities Reported to the FDA Following Blood Collection and Transfusion: Annual Summary for Fiscal Year 2014, the FDA… September 11, 2015
Fear is the Best Predictor of Vasovagal Reactions Among Blood Donors Researchers interviewed 2,730 whole blood donors at high school community blood drives in Kansas City to evaluate donor reactions. Donors… August 28, 2015
Human Virome Can Be Profiled with a Drop of Blood Researchers from Harvard University have developed a high-throughput method called VirScan to detect infections from >200 viral species including 1000… June 12, 2015
VIDEO: A New Storage Solution and Filtration System to Extend Blood Product Shelf Life Today we will be discussing a new storage solution and filtration system for blood products. Their use could increase the… March 15, 2015
The FDA Recommends Ending the Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men The FDA recently recommended ending the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have had sex with men. The… January 7, 2015
Joint Statement to Change the Blood Donation Deferral Policy for MSM The Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA) recommended changing the… November 21, 2014
Iron Supplementation May Reduce Deferral and Iron Deficiency in Blood Donors Retaining blood donors is important. Up to 5% of new blood donors, however, are deferred because of low hemoglobin. Although… July 25, 2014
Iron Deficiency in Blood Donors Based on data from the CDC, 8-19% of women 20-49 years of age have iron deficiency in the United States. … June 27, 2014
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