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
WHO Defends Voluntary Blood Donation Policy In a recent commentary in Science, Neelam Dhingra, on behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO), defended their voluntary non-rumunerated… November 21, 2013
VIDEO: Hemoglobin and Iron Recovery After Blood Donation Observational studies suggest large numbers of blood donors experience iron deficiency following previous donation. The current deferral period for donating… October 29, 2013
AABB Revises TRALI Mitigation Requirements The AABB’s Blood Bank/Transfusion Service Standards Program Unit has revised requirements regarding the mitigation of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). The… October 11, 2013
U.S. 2011 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey Report The United States Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) has published results from their 2011 National Blood Collection and Utilization… August 9, 2013
American Medical Association Opposes FDA Blood Donation Ban for Gay Men The American Medical Association (AMA) voted June 18th to oppose the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) lifetime ban… July 3, 2013
FDA Approves Blood Tracking Device The United States Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first ever radio frequency-based blood tracking device for use at… June 21, 2013
VIDEO: Association of Blood Storage Duration and Mortality Remains Unclear A randomized trial published in the journal Blood utilized a dog model to show that transfusion of 42-day old blood… April 29, 2013
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