Medical research
Q&A: Bone marrow transplants save lives but more donors are needed
Dear Mayo Clinic: Who can be a bone marrow donor? What's the process for becoming one?
Sep 19, 2019
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Medical research
Using statistics to prevent the loss of blood donors
The Sanquin blood bank gathers data on every donation. Around 720,000 donations are made every year. "That generates a mountain of highly valuable data," says Leiden Ph.D. candidate Marieke Vinkenoog.
Sep 10, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many kidneys discarded in the United States would be transplanted in France
French organ transplant centers are far more likely to accept "lower-rated" kidneys, like those from older organ donors, than centers in the United States, according to a first-of-its kind analysis published today in JAMA ...
Aug 26, 2019
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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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Cardiology
Blood banks could help screen for hereditary high cholesterol
(HealthDay)—More than 1 million Americans have a genetic condition that pushes their cholesterol to dangerously high levels, but many don't know it.
May 22, 2019
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Health
Encouraging critically necessary blood donation among minorities
Better community education and communication are critical for increasing levels of blood donation among minorities, according to a study by researchers at Georgia State University and Georgia Southern University.
May 17, 2019
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Immunology
Asthma answer may not be steroids for women
For women depending on steroids to treat severe asthma, their body's estrogen may not only be preventing the treatment from working effectively, but making the asthma worse, according to a recent Western study.
May 9, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many African Americans are wary of the medical system and don't give blood. One doctor is trying to change that
Angela Scott has heard many reasons why she shouldn't donate blood.
Apr 22, 2019
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Health
Younger female blood donors vulnerable to iron deficiency
(HealthDay)—Blood donation is associated with iron deficiency among both adolescent girls and younger adult women in the United States, according to a study recently published in Transfusion.
Mar 21, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood diseases cured with bone marrow transplant
Doubling the low amount of total body radiation delivered to patients undergoing bone marrow transplants with donor cells that are only "half-matched" increased the rate of engraftment from only about 50 percent to nearly ...
Mar 14, 2019
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