India made significant strides in strengthening blood transfusion services, and have ensured its safety and availability, ...

Taking diuretic medicine after a blood transfusion may prevent this problem. Too much iron in the body (iron overload). This can happen in people who need to have many blood transfusions over time for ...

As India remains the thalassemia capital of the world, the Thalassemia Patients Advocacy Group (TPAG) has written an open ...

Dr. Jennifer Andrews, the blood bank medical director at Vanderbilt, said there is zero scientific evidence of any negative impacts from receiving blood from a donor who has been vaccinated ...

Introduction Blood and blood products are essential for patients in need of transfusion therapy, especially those undergoing ...

After more than three decades living with an illness that’s very different than it once was, he’s seen the ups, the downs and ...

Accidental needlestick injuries—as well as any percutaneous (through the skin) injury that can expose a person to tainted blood or body fluids—have long been a concern to both healthcare workers and ...

The bill's sponsor said that restriction was “an error,” and that she intends to change it if it were to move forward in the ...

Beyond the HIV program, other health initiatives will be affected—malaria, TB, and more. Let me put it this way: if all ...

ADRP Advisory Board Member Amanda Hess discusses advances in transfusion medicine, challenges blood centers face, and how clinicians can boost blood donation. The need for blood donations in the US ...

In the UK, this is achieved through the national Serious Hazards of Transfusion system, [13] which requires all users of blood and blood components to report any adverse incidents in transfusion ...