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Individual Risk Assessment Questions for Potential Donors at Higher Risk for HIV In January 2023, the U.S. FDA issued draft guidance recommending individual risk-based assessments for potential donors at higher risk for… April 26, 2023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
Individualized Behavior-Based MSM Donor Eligibility Would Increase Pool of Potential Donors In order to reduce the risk of blood transfusion-associated HIV transmission during the window period between exposure and detectability among… October 12, 2022
Iron Repletion Does Not Effect Donor Well-Being or Red Cell Quality Iron deficiency develops in over one third of regular, repeat blood donors. In order to exam the physiological consequences of… September 28, 2022
Donor Deferral Recommendations for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis In December 2021, the U.S. FDA approved injectable cabotegravir (Apretude) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV transmission. PrEP, post-exposure… September 14, 2022
Are WHO Guidelines for Serum Ferritin Levels for Female Blood Donors Too Low? The current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, based on expert opinion with low-grade evidence, define iron deficiency in healthy blood… July 6, 2022
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