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Intravenous Iron Supplementation Increases Hemoglobin and Iron Levels in Female Blood Donors

Since iron deficiency in blood donors is a common problem and compliance for taking oral iron supplements may be challenging,…

February 20, 2018

Anemia During Pregnancy Increases the Risk of RBC Transfusions After Delivery for New Moms

Fifteen to thirty percent of pregnant women are diagnosed with anemia (hemoglobin [Hb] less than 11.0 g/dL) and are at…

February 14, 2018

High-Throughput Exome Sequencing Clarifies Serology Typing and Helps Identify Rare and Novel Blood Group Alleles

 Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), also known as high-throughput sequencing and massively parallel sequencing, is a revolutionary sequencing technique that amplifies…

February 7, 2018

Alloimmunization to One RBC Antigen Triggers Alloimmunization to Other RBC Antigens

The risk of alloimmunization to polymorphic RBC antigens is high for individuals who undergo chronic transfusion therapy.  Researchers recently utilized…

January 31, 2018

Global Variations in Blood Safety and Availability Based on WHO Report

Every two years since 1998 the World Health Organization (WHO) has collected data on blood safety and availability. The WHO…

January 24, 2018

Cell Salvage for Cesarean Sections

Cell savage, the collection and return of lost autologous blood during surgery, is frequently used in cardiothoracic and vascular surgeries….

January 17, 2018

RBC Transfusions for Palliative Care Patients

Palliative care is a proactive and personalized approach for improving physical and spiritual problems in terminally ill patients. Cancer patients…

January 9, 2018

Successful Treatment of Refractory B-cell Lymphomas with CAR T-Cell Therapy

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has been shown to successfully treat refractory B-cell lymphomas. Two new studies published in…

January 3, 2018

Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A Patients Successful

Gene therapy using adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors has been successfully used to treat patients with hemophilia B. Gene therapy for…

December 28, 2017

Variation in Practice to Reduce Transfusion-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus

While cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are usually asymptomatic, they can be life-threatening for neonates, transplant recipients, and other immunosuppressed patients receiving…

December 20, 2017

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