Health
The Red Cross says there's a national blood shortage. Here's how to donate
The Red Cross is currently experiencing what it's calling "the worst blood shortage in over a decade."
Jan 13, 2022
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News tagged with blood transfusion
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID transmission influenced by blood transmission rules
Accumulated evidence worldwide shows that blood type affects the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, with blood Type O being less susceptible and non-O blood types more susceptible. The results of a new data model by Dr. Peter ...
Jan 3, 2022
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French 'rare blood' drive seeks to woo diverse donors
Two years ago Laetitia Defoi suffered serious health complications from a blood transfusion gone wrong.
Nov 17, 2021
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Comprehensive patient blood management program can reduce use of transfusions, improve patient outcomes
A growing number of hospitals have implemented patient blood management programs to reduce unnecessary blood transfusions and costs. A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings finds that such a program can not only substantially ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Biomedical technology
New model points to solution to global blood shortage
Blood transfusions save lives, yet the precious fluid is in desperately short supply, not just in the U.S. but around the globe. But what if transfusions don't always require blood?
Oct 19, 2021
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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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Cardiology
Reducing need for blood transfusion during heart surgery is focus of new practice guideline
Four leading medical specialty societies released a new clinical practice guideline today that includes recommendations for reducing blood loss during heart surgery and improving patient outcomes. The document, a multidisciplinary ...
Jun 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
U.S. blood supply is safe from coronavirus, study finds
COVID-19 does not pose a threat to the safety of the United States' blood supply under existing donor screening guidelines, researchers report.
Jun 1, 2021
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Pediatrics
Higher red cell transfusion threshold offers no advantage for treating preterm infants
Very low birthweight infants often need blood transfusions to survive. A National Institutes of Health-funded study suggests that providing a higher threshold of red cells within accepted limits offers no advantage in survival ...
Dec 31, 2020
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Surgery
Critically ill infants given blood transfusions before surgery have poorer outcomes
Critically ill newborns who receive blood transfusions prior to surgery had about a 50% increased rate of complications or death than those who did not receive transfusions, according to a new study published today in Pediatrics ...
Oct 21, 2020
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