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Immune Plasma: A Promising Therapy to Treat Influenza

Many observational and case studies have suggested that convalescent plasma may have a therapeutic role in the treatment of influenza…

June 7, 2017

Feasibility of Post-donation Iron Replacement for Whole Blood Donors

Female blood donors and young donors have a particularly high risk for iron deficiency, and randomized trials have shown that…

May 30, 2017

High-Throughput Sequencing Used To Identify Pathogens in Donated Blood

Ensuring a safe blood supply requires multiple strategies and is continually evolving with new, emerging pathogens.  Researchers in Switzerland recently…

May 24, 2017

Apheresis Lymphocyte Collections for CAR-T Cell Production Usually Well Tolerated By Cancer Patients

Production of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells involve genetically modifying the patient’s own T-cells, and these cells have been shown…

May 17, 2017

Higher Hematocrit Levels Are Associated with Increased Thrombosis Risk and Reduced Bleeding

A growing number of recent studies have observed an association between elevated hematocrit levels and thrombosis. However, the mechanism behind…

May 10, 2017

Early Administration of Tranexamic Acid Reduces Maternal Deaths Due to Bleeding

Administration of tranexamic acid, an antifibrinolytic drug, has been shown to reduce bleeding in trauma and surgery patients.  The results…

May 3, 2017

Transfusion of Red Blood Cells from Younger Donors Is Not Associated with Improved Survival

Animal models suggest that blood from younger donors may provide revitalizing benefits, but findings from observational cohort studies on this…

April 26, 2017

Stored Whole Blood Treated with Pathogen Reduction Acceptable for Transfusion

Pathogen reduction technology (PRT) hold promise for eliminating many known and emerging pathogens in donated blood and thus preventing transfusion…

April 19, 2017

Prophylactic Platelet Transfusions are Not Superior to Supportive Care for Dengue Patients with Thrombocytopenia

According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of dengue has increased 30-fold in the past 50 years, and over…

April 12, 2017

Current Evidence Suggests that Non-invasive Procedures are Best to Treat Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia

Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) occurs when maternal alloantibodies develop against fetal platelet antigens.  FNAIT may cause severe bleeding…

April 5, 2017

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