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
Drones Capable of Delivering Blood Products Drones—small pilotless aircrafts—are capable of delivering packages cheaply and are not limited to passable roads or constrained by traffic. Rwanda… November 22, 2016
Mutating Haematopoietic Stem Cells May Cure Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease and β-thalassaemia are caused by mutations in the β -globin gene. Previous studies have shown that transplants… November 16, 2016
Laboratory Testing is Suggested Before Intravenous Immunoglobulin is Given to Neonates Although intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) use is documented to treat a wide range of severe disorders in adults, IVIG use in… November 9, 2016
