AABB and the CDC Outline Guidelines for Laboratory Testing of Patients with Suspected Ebola While the Ebola outbreak continues to plague West Africa, there is concern from hospitals in developed nations about handling potentially… September 12, 2014
VIDEO: Young Blood May Reverse Aging Hello and welcome to Transfusion News. Today we will be discussing three concurrent reports published in the journals Science and… May 30, 2014
Increased Transfusion Volume May Benefit Children with Severe Anemia in Africa Severe anemia is an extensive problem in sub-Saharan Africa and is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year,… May 9, 2014
Recurrent Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Uncommon in Pregnancy Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare blood disorder where autoantibodies to the ADAMTS13 protease lead to small blood… March 21, 2014
VIDEO: The Present Global Anemia Burden Today we will be discussing the global burden of anemia. Anemia is characterized by a decrease in red blood cells… February 28, 2014
Erythroid Enhancer of BCL11A Gene May Determine Fetal Hemoglobin Levels A study published in the journal Science reveals that an erythroid enhancer of the BCL11A gene may be essential for… October 25, 2013
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
Preoperative Transfusion Beneficial for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease A multicenter randomized trial suggests that preoperative transfusion is associated with decreased perioperative complications among patients with sickle cell disease… February 22, 2013
Geostatistical Modeling Study Evaluates Global Distribution of Sickle Hemoglobin A geostatistical modeling study published in the journal The Lancet provides an updated understanding of the global epidemiology of the… January 25, 2013
Albumin/Fresh Frozen Plasma Combination May be Effective for Plasma Exchange of TTP Patients Researchers from the North Shore LIJ Health System have demonstrated that a combination of 5% albumin and fresh frozen plasma… January 4, 2013
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