VIDEO: Chikungunya Virus Today we will be discussing chikungunya virus, a positive single stranded RNA virus that is normally transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes,… April 30, 2014
Transplant of Tissue-Engineered Esophagus Seeded with Stem Cells As reported in Nature Communications, researchers successfully transplanted tissue-engineered esophagi in rats. After harvesting esophagi from donor rats, researchers disrupted… April 25, 2014
French Translations Now Available for Select Videos We are pleased to announce that French language transcripts are now available for five Transfusion News videos. We hope that… April 17, 2014
VIDEO: RBC Transfusion Complications in Thalassemia Patients Today we will be discussing transfusion complications in thalassemia patients. Thalassemia is a group of genetic blood disorders with a… April 15, 2014
Restrictive Blood Transfusion Policies are Associated with a Lower Risk of Infection A recent study published in JAMA adds support for the growing body of evidence recommending a restrictive red blood cell… April 9, 2014
VIDEO: Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Patients with Heart Disease Today we will be discussing red blood cell transfusion in patients with heart disease and the growing body of evidence… March 30, 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
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: Public Cord Blood Bank Inventory Size Today we’ll be discussing how many cord blood units should be stored. Cord blood is an important source of hematopoietic … March 15, 2014
New Features on Transfusion News We would like to make you aware of some exciting new developments on Transfusion News. The popular “Transfusion Medicine Question… March 7, 2014
