(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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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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Its blue lights flashing, the ambulance races along the Madrid ring road towards the airport, the words "organ donation" clearly marked on its side, cars pulling over to let it pass.
Aug 31, 2021
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A blood shortage has forced some New England hospitals to delay or reschedule surgeries.
Jun 22, 2021
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Blood donation is a vital therapy for a number of life threatening conditions. South Africa needs around 810,000 units of blood every year. People needing blood transfusions include accident victims, those with anemia and ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Nucleic acid testing of donor plasma minipools (MPs) indicates that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNAemia is infrequent, according to a study published online May 27 in Transfusion.
Jun 3, 2021
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Providing a choice that will be selected if a consumer does not override it—known as the default option—is an easy way to "nudge" people toward a decision and influences behavior in powerful ways to increase support for ...
May 19, 2021
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A new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business finds a subtle shift in organ donor messaging can lead to a big boost in registration.
Apr 19, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Deceased organ donation increased among some racial groups, particularly among Black people, from 1999 to 2017, but substantial racial and ethnic differences remain, according to a study published online Feb. ...
Feb 23, 2021
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How long should doctors wait after a "flatline" appears before they can declare a person dead? How can they be sure that heartbeat and circulation will not return?
Jan 29, 2021
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