VIDEO: West Nile Virus: A Continued Threat to Transfusion Medicine Since it was first identified in New York City in 1999, West Nile virus has become endemic across the United… August 30, 2013
AABB Issues Updated TRALI Risk Reduction Standards The AABB has issued updated standards for blood banks and transfusion servicesto reduce the risk of transfusion-related acute lung injury… August 23, 2013
ASFA Issues Updated Recommendations The American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) has issued updated recommendations on the use of therapeutic apheresis in clinical practice. Published… August 16, 2013
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
Researchers Derive Algorithm to Predict Sepsis-Associated Mortality Bacterial contamination is the most common infectious risk of blood products. It now may be possible to predict patient survival following… August 2, 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
VIDEO: Transfusion-Transmitted Hepatitis B from Occult Infected Donors Despite implementation of nucleic acid-based screening methods, Hepatitis B virus, or HBV, is still transmitted via transfusion. Occult infection, or… July 15, 2013
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Plays Important Role in Red Cell Development The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) may play an important physiologicaland functional role in red cell development, according to a new… July 11, 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
