Transfusion Testing Strategies for Multiple Myeloma Patients Undergoing Anti-CD38 Therapy Anti-CD38 therapies such as daratumumab have increased survival time for patients with multiple myeloma. This novel therapy, however, interferes with… February 10, 2017
Postpartum Hemorrhage and Predelivery Anemia are Risk Factors for Severe Postpartum Anemia after Cesarean Sections Cesarean sections are one of the most common surgical operations. Postpartum anemia is a prevalent side-effect, and has been linked… February 1, 2017
Platelet Counts in Blood Donors Deferred for Hemoglobin Are Variable Repeat blood donors make up a significant proportion of the blood donor pool in the United States. Recent studies have… January 25, 2017
Asymptomatic Blood Donors Have Zika Virus As the Zika flavivirus (ZIKV) has spread throughout the Western Hemisphere, reports of severe side effects such as Guillain-Barre syndrome,… January 19, 2017
Improving Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection for Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation The City of Hope National Medical Center in California performs nearly 400 autologous stem cell transplants (ASCT) per year using… January 11, 2017
KEL-Antigen Modulation is Important for Anti-KEL Immunoprophylaxis Rh immunoglobulin therapy has been used for more than 60 years to prevent alloimmunization in Rh-negative pregnant women carrying an… January 5, 2017
Red Cells Stored Longer than Five Weeks May be Harmful AABB’s clinical practice guidelines recently stated that transfusion of fresh red blood cells (RBCs) compared to standard issue RBCs have… December 21, 2016
Screening for Babesia microti Decreases the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Infections Babesia microti is a tick-borne pathogen responsible for babesiosis—a malaria-like hemolytic disease. Currently, there is not a licensed screening test… December 14, 2016
Crizanlizumab May Help Sickle Cell Patients Prevent Pain Crises Vaso-occlusive crisis—sickle cell pain related crisis—is the primary cause for hospital visits for sickle cell patients. Although the etiology of… December 7, 2016
RAND Study Highlights Challenges Facing the US Blood Supply The RAND Corporation conducted a study examining the United States’ blood supply system. Data was collected from interviews with 9… November 30, 2016
