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2015 West Nile Virus Update in the United States

The West Nile Virus (WNV) is an arbovirus that was first identified in the United States in 1999 and is…

September 25, 2015

FDA Reports Safest Blood Supply in History

In the Fatalities Reported to the FDA Following Blood Collection and Transfusion: Annual Summary for Fiscal Year 2014, the FDA…

September 11, 2015

Fear is the Best Predictor of Vasovagal Reactions Among Blood Donors

Researchers interviewed 2,730 whole blood donors at high school community blood drives in Kansas City to evaluate donor reactions.  Donors…

August 28, 2015

Platelet Markers Associated with Bleeding in Immune Thrombocytopenia Patients

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) patients have a decreased number of platelets; however, not all patients have severe bleeding. A recently published…

August 21, 2015

Platelets Stored for 6 to 7 Days Are Not Inferior to Platelets Stored for 2 to 5 Days for Stable Hematology Patients

Bacterial contamination is a major concern for platelets, which limits platelet storage and availability. Platelets are currently stored at room…

August 14, 2015

Autologous CD8+ T Cells Inhibit Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Mobilization but Enhance Engraftment

The collection of sufficient autologous hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) for bone marrow grafts does not always guarantee a successful engraftment. …

August 7, 2015

Donor Lymphocytes May Play a Large Role in Transfusion-Associated Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GVHD) is a rare, but fatal complication of blood transfusions.  TA-GVHD occurs when donor lymphocytes, not recognized…

July 31, 2015

Larger Trial Needed to Confirm Restrictive versus Liberal Blood Transfusion Policies for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Several large, randomized trials revealed that restrictive transfusion policies are safe for critical care patients and patients who have had…

July 24, 2015

Granulocyte Transfusions Decrease the Risk of Infections in Neutropenia Patients

Granulocyte transfusions have been increasingly given to hematology-oncology patients with disease-related or therapy-related neutropenia to prevent and treat bacterial and…

July 10, 2015

Plasma Transfusions in the United States

As part of the NHLBI Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-III (REDS-III), plasma transfusion records from 10 US hospitals during…

June 26, 2015

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