The FDA Recommends Ending the Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men The FDA recently recommended ending the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have had sex with men. The… January 7, 2015
The FDA Approves Cerus’s Intercept System for Platelets and Plasma The FDA recently approved the Cerus Corporation’s Intercept Blood System for platelets and plasma which has been used in Europe… January 7, 2015
RhD Genotyping for Patients with a Weak D Phenotype The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Transfusion Medicine Resource Committee (TMRC) recently summarized their recommendations for patients with serologic weak… December 12, 2014
Joint Statement to Change the Blood Donation Deferral Policy for MSM The Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA) recommended changing the… November 21, 2014
VIDEO: New Guidelines for Platelet Transfusions from the AABB Today we’ll be discussing a new set of guidelines for platelet transfusions from the AABB. In the United States, over… November 15, 2014
CMS Grants AABB as an Accrediting Organization for Laboratories Performing HLA Testing Facilities performing human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing for clinical use must be accredited. The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services… May 23, 2014
VIDEO: A Validated Transfusion Medicine Exam Today we will be discussing transfusion medicine education. Currently medical schools do not emphasize transfusion medicine, nor do the United… May 15, 2014
FDA Advisory Committee Supports Molecular Assay The AABB in conjunction with the American Red Cross and America’s Blood Centers issued a joint statement last week before… March 28, 2014
VIDEO: Fresher Blood and Blood Bank Inventory Management Additive solutions and processing procedures permit red cells to have a shelf-life of 42 days. However, red cells stored over time… December 15, 2013
New Anemia Treatment Guidelines for Patients with Heart Disease In Annuals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) announced new guidelines on the treatment of anemia in… December 13, 2013
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