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New DNA-based test approved to help verify blood compatibility
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the ID CORE XT DNA-based test to help doctors verify blood compatibility before a transfusion.
Oct 13, 2018
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News tagged with blood transfusion
HIV & AIDS
China HIV/AIDS cases surge by 14%
The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in China has surged by 14 percent, with most cases transmitted through sex rather than blood transfusions, state media said Saturday.
Sep 29, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Cumbersome blood cancer treatment can be postponed
It's possible to postpone the introduction of blood transfusions for an average of 17 months for patients with the low-risk variant of MDS blood cancer, provided they are given erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA), which ...
Sep 24, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
2006 to 2015 saw increase in severe maternal morbidity
(HealthDay)—From 2006 to 2015, the proportion of women experiencing severe maternal morbidity increased 45 percent, according to a statistical brief published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Sep 18, 2018
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Cardiology
World's largest transfusion study in cardiac surgery changes transfusion practices
Lower thresholds for blood transfusions for cardiac surgery patients compared to traditional thresholds provide positive patient outcomes and safety at six months after surgery, according to the world's largest research study ...
Aug 27, 2018
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Cardiology
Surgical blood transfusions tied to clot risk
(HealthDay)—Blood transfusions around the time of surgery may raise your risk for dangerous blood clots, researchers say.
Jun 13, 2018
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Medical research
New era for blood transfusions through genome sequencing
Most people are familiar with A, B, AB and O blood types, but there are hundreds of additional blood group "antigens" on red blood cells—substances that can trigger the body's immune response—that differ from person to ...
May 18, 2018
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Medical research
Tailoring blood cells in the laboratory
For some blood transfusion patients, it is particularly difficult to find a compatible blood donor. Growing matching blood cells in the laboratory has long been an overarching goal of scientists for these patients. Research ...
Apr 26, 2018
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Surgery
Transfusion outcomes differ by race for peds scoliosis surgery
(HealthDay)—In the surgical correction of pediatric scoliosis, black race is independently associated with increased estimated blood loss, increased rate of blood transfusion, and increased amount of blood transfused, according ...
Apr 2, 2018
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Young blood—magic or medicine?
Ben Franklin famously wrote: "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes". What he didn't mention, despite being 83 years old, was a third, almost inevitable eventuality: ageing.
Mar 16, 2018
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