Psychology & Psychiatry
Mixed reality feasible for reducing anxiety in blood donors
Mixed reality (MR) is feasible and safe and may reduce anxiety among blood donors, according to a study published online Jan. 29 in Transfusion.
Feb 6, 2024
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Health
New York blood shortages casualty of shutdown
New York City issued an urgent call for blood donors Wednesday, saying supplies were low after authorities shut down America's largest city for a winter storm that failed to materialize.
Jan 29, 2015
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Court won't reconsider bone marrow payments ruling
(AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to reconsider a ruling that allows bone marrow donors to be paid for their donations like blood donors.
Mar 28, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers estimate COVID-19-positive rate in Stockholm during first year of pandemic
By the end of the first year of the pandemic in metropolitan Stockholm, investigators estimate that one-fifth of adults in the region previously had COVID-19. The findings, which are published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, ...
May 19, 2021
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European court: Bans on gay men blood donors sometimes OK
The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that EU governments may ban gay men from ever donating blood, but only under strict conditions.
Apr 29, 2015
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Cardiology
Fresh whole blood reduces possible complications in pediatric heart surgery patients
Using fresh whole blood from single donors is better than using component blood from multiple donors in pediatric heart surgery patients, according to an article in the May 2015 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Apr 30, 2015
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Immunology
Examining inflammatory bowel disease after a stem cell transplant
A stem cell donation saves a leukemia sufferer's life. Five years later, the patient develops a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that occurs very rarely following a transplant. Researchers from the University of Basel and ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Cardiology
Shift in lesser-known blood types linked to Australia's increasing ethnic diversity
The first study to look at the prevalence of lesser-known blood groups within the Australian population that need to be "matched" during a blood transfusion shows they have changed, most likely due to increasing ethnic diversity.
Mar 5, 2024
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Cultural, social factors identified as barriers to minority participation in stem cell donation
New research examining the role of race and ethnicity in an individual's decision to become a donor for hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) identifies several factors associated with varied participation rates in national ...
Dec 20, 2012
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