(HealthDay)—For patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia, significantly more have a reduction in transfusion burden with receipt of luspatercept versus placebo, according to a study published in the March 26 issue ...
Mar 26, 2020
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For patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with ring sideroblasts who have been receiving regular red-cell transfusions, luspatercept reduces the severity of anemia compared with placebo, according to a study ...
Jan 9, 2020
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Deaths from severe bleeding after major trauma have been reduced by 40% over the last decade through a programme of research and innovation led by Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust and NHS Blood and ...
Nov 12, 2019
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Restricting blood transfusion guidelines may save both lives and money, according to a study presented at CHEST 2019, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, held from Oct. 19 to 23 in New Orleans.
Oct 24, 2019
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In clinical guidelines published online Oct. 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, updated recommendations are presented for the management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Oct 22, 2019
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Pregnant women with anemia are twice as likely to need blood transfusions after a cesarean delivery, as those without the condition, according to a study being presented at the Anesthesiology 2019 annual meeting. Yet most ...
Oct 21, 2019
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If you've never had a heart attack or stroke, you likely should not be taking aspirin to prevent them, according to new research.
Oct 2, 2019
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A large cohort study of women who have had one or more previous cesarean sections suggests that attempting a vaginal birth in a subsequent pregnancy is associated with higher health risks to both the mother and the infant ...
Sep 24, 2019
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For the first time, researchers at the University of Bristol's Blood and Transplant Research Unit, and the French National Institute for Blood Transfusion, have captured the moment a red blood cell is "squeezed" while recording ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Physicians have long suspected that red blood cell transfusions given to premature infants with anemia may put them in danger of developing necrotizing enterocolitis, a potentially lethal inflammatory disease of the intestines. ...
Aug 12, 2019
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