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High-throughput Blood Antigen Array Genotyping for Blood Donors

Alloimmunization to red blood cell (RBC), human leukocyte (HLA), and human platelet (HPA) antigens can lead to hemolytic transfusion reactions…

September 1, 2020

FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma

To increase access to COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) use, President Trump, in conjunction with the U.S. FDA, announced Emergency Use…

August 25, 2020

Restrictive Transfusion Strategies Safe for Extremely Low Birth-Weight Infants

Most extremely low birth-weight (ELBW) infants develop anemia, which can result in severe brain injury and/or impaired oxygen supply to…

August 19, 2020

Positive Coombs Tests and RBC Transfusions in Patients with COVID-19

During the early outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in Italy, medical doctors and researchers observed a high frequency of positive direct antiglobulin…

August 12, 2020

Convalescent Plasma Is Safe and Likely Efficacious for Patients with COVID-19

There are limited therapeutic options to treat COVID-19, and COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) is currently one of the most common…

August 4, 2020

Studies Find Variable Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses

Three recent studies have analyzed anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among individuals with asymptomatic and mild SARS-CoV-2 infections, and they have found that…

July 29, 2020

mRNA-1273 Vaccine Safe and Induces anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immune Responses

Using prior knowledge of the importance of the coronavirus spike proteins in pathogenesis and immunity as well as the SARS-CoV-2…

July 22, 2020

Practical Guidance for Blood Supply and Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Researchers in Europe and Canada reviewed more than 9,000 publications about COVID-19 and identified 414 papers relevant to blood collections,…

July 15, 2020

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Severe COVID-19

Many patients with severe COVID-19 deteriorate rapidly when their immune systems become hyperactive, also known as cytokine storm.  No effective…

July 1, 2020

ABO Blood Group Associated with COVID-19 Severity

It has long been known that different blood antigens may carry risks or protection depending on the disease, and coronaviruses…

June 23, 2020

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