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
Twelve Month Donor Deferral for MSM May Not Increase Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted HIV A study published in the journal Vox Sanguinis suggests that a policy of 12-month donor deferral for men who have… March 22, 2013
More Effective Tracking Mechanisms Needed for Transplanted Tissue A recent editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association argues that more effective tracking mechanisms for transplanted… February 22, 2013
Donor Deferral of MSM May Inappropriately Conflate Group Membership with Individual Risk A review from researchers at Case Western Reserve University suggests that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy of deferring… December 21, 2012
VIDEO: Blood Donor Retention After Adverse Events Donating blood is critical to ensuring a sufficient blood supply. Due to the consistent demand for blood, it is important to… September 13, 2012
Systematic Review Finds Donations from Hemochromatosis Patients are Safe for Transfusion Hemochromatosis, primarily an inherited blood disorder characterized by iron overload, is treated with routine therapeutic phlebotomy. Although this therapy provides… September 7, 2012
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