Health
Blood shortage prompts call for donations
(HealthDay)—The American Red Cross needs your blood, and it needs it now.
Jul 6, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows donor kidneys with toxoplasma do not increase risks for transplant patients
A new study from UC Davis Health could help to increase the supply of donor kidneys.
Aug 7, 2024
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Pediatrics
Female blood donors linked to better outcomes for transfused preterm infants
Premature or very low birth weight infants often need transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) while in the neonatal intensive care unit. New research from Emory and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta suggests that the sex of ...
Sep 6, 2021
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Study finds kidney transplant donation rates vary widely across Europe
A new Europe-wide survey shows significant country-to-country differences in rates of kidney transplant donors. The survey shows for example within the EU, there is a x5 variation in the number of kidney donors per country ...
Mar 13, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bangladesh struggles to contain record dengue outbreak
Bangladesh is in the grip of the country's worst-ever dengue fever outbreak, officials said Monday, with hospitals overflowing and social media flooded with pleas for blood donors.
Jul 29, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
What are uterus transplants? Who donates their uterus? And what are the risks?
The opportunity to conceive, carry and give birth to a biologically related child is a deep desire for many women and their partners. Since the introduction of IVF in 1978, many people in countries such as Australia have ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Surgery
Error in new lung transplant algorithm harmed sick and dying patients
The new algorithm was supposed to help distribute lungs more fairly to people who desperately needed life-saving transplants.
Jul 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away—a bioethicist explains why
As one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., kidney disease is a serious public health problem. The disease is particularly severe among Black Americans, who are three times more likely than white Americans to develop ...
Jun 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts publish 'guidebook' for blood plasma therapy
A team of Johns Hopkins experts has created a clinical guidebook to help hospitals and medical centers rapidly scale up their ability to deliver so-called convalescent plasma therapy, which leverages immune system components ...
Apr 14, 2020
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How often people can give blood may be guided by new national study
(Medical Xpress)—Blood donors are being invited to take part in a large study which could shape the future of blood donation nationally and internationally, providing a personalised service for donors.
Sep 25, 2012
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