Motivators and Barriers to Donating Blood Among African Americans In the U.S., blood donations rates are lower among African Americans than the general population. The National Heart, Lung, and… April 3, 2024
Prediction of Vasovagal Reactions in Whole Blood Donors Using a Scoring System Previous studies have identified risk factors for vasovagal reactions (VVRs) in blood donors, including young age, female sex, lower body… January 17, 2024
Variability of Blood Donor Incentives Globally Although the WHO recommends that blood collection establishments (BCEs) rely on voluntary, non-remunerated donations, a new study recently published by… December 20, 2023
Novel Technology-Enabled Personalized Nomogram Increases Plasma Yield from Donations Beginning in 1992, the U.S. has used a standard weight-based nomogram to guide appropriate plasma collection targets—15% to 42% of… November 29, 2023
Frequent Platelet Donation and Risk for T-cell Lymphopenia In the United States, over 90% of platelets are collected by plateletpheresis, and donors may give platelets up to 24… November 22, 2023
Lymphopenia from Plateletpheresis does not Affect Immune Response Leukoreduction during plateletpheresis is routinely performed to prevent alloimmunization and febrile reactions when platelets are transfused. In 1988, the U.S…. August 2, 2023
Frequent Whole Blood Donations Not Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Few studies have examined the effects on whole blood (WB) donations on cardiovascular health. Researchers associated with the Australian Red… May 17, 2023
Individual Risk Assessment Questions for Potential Donors at Higher Risk for HIV In January 2023, the U.S. FDA issued draft guidance recommending individual risk-based assessments for potential donors at higher risk for… April 26, 2023
Randomized Trial Results on Donor Sex and RBC Recipient Mortality Observational studies and systematic reviews have found conflicting results on the association between RBC donor sex and associated transfusion recipient… April 18, 2023
Whole Blood Derived Platelet vs. Apheresis Platelets During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. experienced significant blood product shortages. In 2019, approximately 2.5 million platelet units were collected… April 12, 2023
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