U.S. 2011 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey Report The United States Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) has published results from their 2011 National Blood Collection and Utilization… August 9, 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
VIDEO: 30-Minute Rule For RBC Temperature Control May Be Too Restrictive A study published in TRANSFUSION has found that exposure of red cell units to 30 degrees Celsius for up to… June 30, 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
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
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
Peginesatide Recalled After Serious Reactions Reported Peginesatide, an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent used to treat anemia among chronic kidney disease patients, has been voluntarily recalled across the United… February 28, 2013
WHO May Add Blood to Model List of Essential Medicines An application to include whole blood and red cells on the World Health Organization’s “Model List of Essential Medicines” has… January 25, 2013
VIDEO: Reducing Errors Through Automated Testing Today we’ll be discussing ways of reducing errors through automated testing. Accurate pre-transfusion ABO and RH blood group identification and… August 30, 2012
AABB Conference on Secondary Bacterial Screening of Platelets In a one-day public conference held in July 2012, members from AABB and others in the transfusion medicine community discussed… August 24, 2012