Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More diverse pool of blood donors needed to help sickle cell patients
A network that receives and supplies blood for transfusions nationwide is calling for more diverse blood donors.
Sep 6, 2022
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News tagged with blood donations
Health informatics
Is transfusion blood safe? AI holography system checks blood quality without injections
A research team led by Professor Moon In-kyu of the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at DGIST (President Kuk Yang) developed an AI holography system that automatically extracts important information and ...
Aug 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers determine that the risk of 'mad cow disease' from blood transfusion is tiny
From today, eligible people who were in the United Kingdom in the '80s and '90s will be able to donate blood in Australia again.
Jul 25, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How vaccine-related fears affect the flu shot experience
A novel long-term study of how vaccine-related fears influence flu shot outcomes has found that these fears not only reduce vaccination, but also fuel symptoms of dizziness and lightheadedness at the time of the injection.
Jul 21, 2022
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Medical research
New research to help address blood shortages in Ireland
A study by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has identified barriers and motivators to blood donation for people from ethnic minority groups in Ireland.
Jun 17, 2022
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Health
New evidence shows blood or plasma donations can reduce the PFAS 'forever chemicals' in our bodies
You might have heard of PFAS, a synthetic chemical found in certain legacy firefighting foams, non-stick pans, carpets, clothes and stain- or water-resistant materials and paints.
Apr 11, 2022
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Health
Could social media provide solution to blood shortage?
The Red Cross is managing the worst blood shortage in more than a decade. There are a variety of reasons, but the question remains: what can be done to get more people to give? Bernard Appiah, assistant professor of public ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Cardiology
Amid U.S. blood shortage, new pressure to ease donor rules for gay men
(HealthDay)—A three-month sexual abstinence rule for blood donations from sexually active gay and bisexual men should be dropped by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, critics urge as the country struggles with a blood ...
Jan 15, 2022
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Cardiology
Red Cross says U.S. blood supply at dangerously low level
(HealthDay)—There's an urgent need for blood donations as the United States' blood supply drops to one of its lowest levels in over a decade, the America Red Cross said Tuesday.
Jan 11, 2022
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Medical research
Pandemic causes a drop in blood donations
There are implications of the health crisis about which little is known yet. The spread of COVID has put the Italian national health system under serious stress and caused the postponement of less urgent hospital operations ...
Oct 4, 2021
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