Universal Donor Red Blood Cells Can Be Genetically Engineered Using CRISPR Gene Editing Alloimmunization commonly affects 2-5% of all transfusion recipients and approximately 30% of chronically transfused patients with sickle-cell disease. Since ABO… May 2, 2018
Gene Therapy for β-Thalassemia Patients who Are Transfusion Dependent β-thalassemia is one of the most common genetic diseases—especially in North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. About 60-80% of… April 25, 2018
Zika Virus RNA Can Shed for More Than 6 Months in Semen from Some Infected Men The Zika virus (ZIKV), which has now spread to at least 48 countries including the United States, is associated with… April 18, 2018
Costs are High for Administrating Blood Transfusions A recent micro-costing study in the United Kingdom suggests administration costs are high for blood transfusions. Researchers collected detailed data… April 11, 2018
Secondary Bacterial Culture for Platelets Reduces Transfusion Risk and Complies with FDA Draft Guidance for Platelet Safety Platelets are most susceptible to bacterial contamination due to their storage conditions. In order to decrease the risk of bacterial… April 4, 2018
Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO) Difficult to Diagnosis in Children Transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO) is currently one of the leading causes of transfusion-related deaths even though it is often underdiagnosed… March 28, 2018
New Plasma Transfusion Guidelines from the British Society of Haematology The British Society of Heamatology (BSH) recently published new guidelines for the use of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and cryoprecipitate… March 22, 2018
FDA Approves Babesia microti Screen for Plasma and Whole Blood Donations One to two thousands cases of babesiosis are reported in the United States (U.S.) each year, mainly in the Northeast… March 14, 2018
Transfusion Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Have Increased Risk of Alloimmunization Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, is an autosomal dominate disorder characterized by arteriovenous malformations. In patients… March 7, 2018
RBC and Plasma Transfusions Continue to Decline among US Hospitalizations Based on data from the National Inpatient Sample from 1993 through 2014, hospitalized patients receiving at least one unit of… February 27, 2018
