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Educational Materials Help to Retain Donors after a Temporary Deferral

Previous studies have found that temporarily deferred donors sometimes believe that their deferral is permanent.  In order to determine whether…

June 29, 2022

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Levels after Blood Donations

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are ubiquitous synthetic compounds found in many products, including Teflon, water-resistant materials, paints, and firefighting…

April 27, 2022

Monitoring Iron Levels in Icelandic Blood Donors Improves Management

Repeat blood donors may deplete their iron stores.  The risk of iron-deficiency anemia in blood donors depends on gender, age,…

March 23, 2022

Fear and Anxiety Associated with Attrition of First-Time Donors

In order to tease apart whether fear and anxiety in first-time blood donors actually led to fewer return donations, researchers…

October 6, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Blood Donors

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) along with researchers from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and blood…

September 8, 2021

Donor Interventions Increase Donor’s Return for Future Donations

Donors who experience a vasovagal reaction are less likely to return for subsequent donations, and this is especially true in…

September 1, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity of U.S. Blood Donors Prior to Availability of Vaccines

In the United States, blood collection organizations, including the American Red Cross (ARC), started testing all donations for antibodies to…

August 18, 2021

Tracking HIV Drug Resistance and Subtypes in Blood Donors

The risk of HIV transmission from blood transfusion is low (0.16 to 0.49 per million transfusions) but is still possible…

June 22, 2021

Screening for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in U.S. Blood Donors

In March 2020, just a few months after the COVID-19 pandemic began in China, the U.S. launched the REDS Epidemiology,…

June 8, 2021

RBCs with “Storage Lesions” Are Rapidly Cleared From Circulation and Impact Transfusion Recovery

The ability to store red blood cells (RBC) up to 42 days ensures a stable blood supply, and several randomized…

May 12, 2021

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