Updated FDA Guidance for Blood Donor Eligibility for Blood Pressure and Pulse The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has previously provided guidance for the eligibility of blood donors with blood pressure… July 30, 2024
Ferritin-Guided Blood Donations Protect Iron Stores in Donors In both North America and Europe, whole blood donors are eligible to donate whole blood every 56 days. Donors lose… July 3, 2024
FDA: Donor Screening of Zika Virus Unnecessary in United States In 2015 and 2016, large outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus occurred in the Americas. Infection with the Zika virus… June 5, 2024
Blood Donation is Not Associated with Migraine Relief Migraines are the second leading cause of disability in adults worldwide affecting approximately one billion individuals each year. The effectiveness… April 17, 2024
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
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