RBC Exchange Transfusion for Patients with Severe Babesiosis Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease primarily transmitted by the intraerythrocytic protozoa Babesia microti in the U.S., which causes malaria-like symptoms… April 14, 2026
Techniques to Reduce Anxiety, Distress, and Pain for First Time Apheresis Donors Distraction techniques such as listening to music, squeezing a stress ball, and watching movies have been shown to reduce anxiety,… March 11, 2026
Pediatric Platelet Transfusion Practices in the U.S. The Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-IV-Pediatric (REDS-IV-P) program links blood donors to pediatric transfusion recipients to study vein-to-vein associations… February 4, 2026
Distinct Proteomic Profiles after Transfusion with Plasma vs. Whole Blood among Trauma Patients Early blood product transfusion is important for optimal trauma care, but it is not well understood how different blood products… April 8, 2025
Impact of Implementation of Individual Donor Assessment Based on preliminary data presented at the AABB Annual Meeting Plenary Abstract Session in Houston (October 19-22, 2024), the rates… October 23, 2024
Introducing IH-AbID: Bio-Rad’s Integrated Antibody Identification Software Request educational materials or speak with a Bio-Rad specialist IH-AbID simplifies your complex, labor-intensive process of identifying antibodies to red… March 10, 2023
42-Day Old RBCs Deliver Oxygen as Well as 7-Day Old RBCs Many studies have investigated the physiological, biochemical, and structural abnormalities that RBCs acquire during storage, but few have managed to… March 29, 2021
Serosurveillance of SARS-CoV-2 from Blood Donations across the U.S. The RESPONSE (REDS-IV-P Epidemiology, Surveillance and Preparedness of the Novel SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic) Study aims to screen blood donations and monitor… October 7, 2020
RBC Alloimmunization is a Predictor of HLA Alloimmunization Alloantibodies to the human leukocyte antigens (HLA) or red blood cells (RBCs) can develop after exposure to alloantigens such as… July 17, 2019
Transfusion News at ISBT Basel 2019 If you are attending the 29th Regional Congress of ISBT, don’t miss Transfusion News Associate Editor William Lane’s presentation “AUTOMATED… June 22, 2019
