The number one and two causes of blood transfusion-associated deaths in the U.S., transfusion-related acute lung injury and transfusion-related circulatory overload, may be more common or more risky ...

The oldest blood available for transfusions releases large and potentially harmful amounts of iron into patients' bloodstreams, a new study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) ...

Blood transfusion therapy remains an indispensable intervention in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD), mitigating life‐threatening complications such as vaso‐occlusive crises and stroke. The ...

Acute GVHD is a recognized complication of allogeneic hemopoietic progenitor cell transplantation. It results from the presence of viable lymphocytes in the allograft recognizing the host HLA antigen ...

HOUSTON. Every three seconds someone in the world needs a blood transfusion. White blood cells (leukocytes) in donor blood can cause serious medical complications, as many viruses (including ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine get millions of dollars from the U.S. Department of Transportation to study the impacts of performing blood transfusions at crash sites ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) can damage bone marrow, lowering red blood cells and platelets. Transfusions replace missing cells to manage anemia or thrombocytopenia. Up to 9 in 10 people with MDS ...

THE DISEASE. THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR BLOOD DONATIONS FOR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY FROM AFRICAN AMERICANS. IT’S REALLY HARD TO DEAL WITH THE SICKNESS. 34 YEAR OLD CORNELIA JONES WAS ...

Texas mother Kayla Watts felt prepared to welcome her fourth child. She was not prepared, however, for complications that required immediate medical intervention, including lifesaving blood ...

Recently published single‑center cohort study explored whether a structured blood conservation protocol could safely reduce transfusion requirements and improve recovery in adults undergoing ...