Blood Donation Teams—a Novel Strategy to Support Novice Donors The Australian Red Cross developed a novel program called Lifeblood Teams that utilizes social connections within workplaces, schools, sports, teams,… June 12, 2025
Plasma Exchange to Reduce Biological Age Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) separates, removes and replaces a patient’s plasma with donor plasma and is commonly used for patients… June 4, 2025
New Guidelines for Platelet Transfusion Recommend Restrictive Strategies While RBC transfusions have declined with the widespread adoption of restrictive thresholds, platelet transfusions have remained steady in recent years…. May 29, 2025
Directed Blood Donations Should be Limited Universities, hospitals, and blood advisory committees in high-income countries are collectively advocating against the use of directed blood donations. Unlike… May 21, 2025
Babesia Infection Reduces Red Cell Deformability The United States reports the highest number of Babesia infections globally. Babesia, a tick-borne pathogen related to the malaria parasite,… May 14, 2025
New Erythropoietin Gene Variants Linked to Hereditary Erythrocytosis Erythrocytosis, a condition marked by the overproduction of red blood cells (RBCs), can be either congenital or acquired. Erythropoietin (EPO),… May 7, 2025
Multifaceted Threats to the Blood Supply from Climate Change Previous studies on climate change have primarily focused on how new and altered transmission patterns of zoonotic infections, such as… April 30, 2025
Distinct Roles for Differently Aged Platelets Platelets are derived from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow and have a lifespan of about seven to ten days in… April 23, 2025
Anemia Treatment Bundle Improves Hemoglobin Recovery after Critical Illness Very few studies have examined how anemia management strategies affect post-hospitalization outcomes for critically ill patients. A recent randomized controlled… April 16, 2025
Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Is Safe and Effective for Cardiac Surgery Patients with Coagulopathic Bleeding Around 15% of cardiac surgery patients experience excessive bleeding, often due to a depletion of coagulation factors. Up to 30%… April 2, 2025
