Motivators and Barriers to Donating Blood Among African Americans In the U.S., blood donations rates are lower among African Americans than the general population. The National Heart, Lung, and… April 3, 2024
Stored RBCs May Have Slower Oxygen Unloading for Tissue Oxygen delivery to tissues is dependent on blood flow, the oxygen carrying capacity of the RBCs (related to hemoglobin levels),… March 27, 2024
Recombinant Erythropoietin for Patients with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare disorder with multiple etiologies and usually presents as anemia with hemolysis. Initial treatments… March 21, 2024
National Surveillance for Unknown Transfusion-Transmitted Infections The prevention of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTI) is largely based on recruiting donors at low risk of being infected with a… March 13, 2024
Whole Blood Transfusions Early Improve Survival for Trauma Patients The balance of transfused blood components for trauma patients has been investigated with an emphasis on including whole blood (WB)… March 6, 2024
Strategies for Blood Deserts Every country in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, along with some other low-income and middle-income countries often experience blood shortages…. February 28, 2024
Platelet-RBC Complexes Associated with RBC Clearance Platelet-RBC (P-RBC) complexes are associated with several diseases such as sickle cell disease, malaria, and immune thrombocytopenia. Since diseased RBCs… February 21, 2024
MiPLATE Clinical Trial: Mirasol® Pathogen Reduction Treated Platelets The Mirasol® Pathogen Reduction Technology System (Terumo, BCT, Lakewood, CO) uses a combination of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and UV light… February 13, 2024
Platelet Transfusions and Increased Risk of Death or Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Preterm Infants Preterm infants are at an increased risk for intracranial hemorrhage, as many are thrombocytopenic (<150,000 platelets/µL). Although there is little… February 7, 2024
The Genealogy of Blood Cells Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) give rise to all types of blood cells through myeloid progenitor cell types (e.g., red blood… January 31, 2024
