Global Burden of Sickle Cell Anemia A modeling study published in the journal Plos Medicine suggests that the global burden of sickle cell anemia (SCA) is… July 26, 2013
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Plays Important Role in Red Cell Development The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) may play an important physiologicaland functional role in red cell development, according to a new… July 11, 2013
American Medical Association Opposes FDA Blood Donation Ban for Gay Men The American Medical Association (AMA) voted June 18th to oppose the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) lifetime ban… July 3, 2013
FDA Approves Blood Tracking Device The United States Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first ever radio frequency-based blood tracking device for use at… June 21, 2013
Novel Surgical Schedules Developed to Optimize Preoperative Blood Ordering A study suggests that blood utilization data from an electronic anesthesia information management system can be used to assess institutional… June 7, 2013
Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria is Infrequent, Even in Malaria-Endemic Areas A study among transfused patients in Ghana suggests that while malaria parasites are routinely detected in blood donations in malaria-endemic… May 24, 2013
FDA Releases Transfusion-Related Fatalities Report The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published data on transfusion-related fatalities in FY2012, confirming that the blood… May 10, 2013
Weak HLA Antibody Levels Not Associated with Platelet Refractoriness A study published in the journal Blood suggests that low to moderate levels of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies are… April 26, 2013
AABB Survey Finds Variation in Bacterial Detection Practices A survey conducted by the AABB Bacterial Contamination Task Force has found variation across member institutions in the methods used… April 11, 2013
Ehrlichia Ewingii May be Transmitted Through Transfusion Researchers in Georgia have reported the first probable case of transfusion-transmitted Ehrlichia ewingii, a tick-borne pathogen that typically resides in… April 5, 2013
