Roche receives FDA approval for the first molecular test to screen for malaria in blood donors
The cobas Malaria test is the first FDA-approved molecular test to screen U.S. blood donors for malariaMalaria is a serious and potentially fatal parasitic infection most commonly transmitted by mosquitoes that can also be spread through blood transfusionRoche is dedicated to saving patients ’ lives through diagnostic solutions that aid in the protection of the global blood supply from infectious diseasesBasel, 26 March 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the cobas® Malaria test for use on the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems. This approved test ca...
Source: Roche Media News - March 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche receives FDA approval for the first molecular test to screen for malaria in blood donors
The cobas Malaria test is the first FDA-approved molecular test to screen U.S. blood donors for malariaMalaria is a serious and potentially fatal parasitic infection most commonly transmitted by mosquitoes that can also be spread through blood transfusionRoche is dedicated to saving patients ’ lives through diagnostic solutions that aid in the protection of the global blood supply from infectious diseasesBasel, 26 March 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the cobas® Malaria test for use on the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems. This approved test ca...
Source: Roche Investor Update - March 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Japanese Preprint Calls For mRNA VaccinesTo Be Suspended Over Blood Bank Contamination Concerns
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Receiving blood transfusion from COVID-19-vaccinated individuals could pose a medical risk to unvaccinated recipients since numerous…#vaccinestobe #naveenathrappully #epochtimes #astrazeneca #fazlmosque #southfields #contrary #repeated #newzealand #davesidhu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blood Transfusion Scene (S1E8)
Crossbones, Crossbones - Blood Transfusion Scene: Tom (Richard Coyle) and James (Peter Stebbings) perform a blood transfusion on Kate (Claire Foy). BUY THE SERIES: https://www.vudu.com/content/browse/details/Crossbones-Season-1/538405?cmp=RTTV_YouTube_Desc Watch the best Crossbones scenes:…#richardcoyle #peterstebbings #clairefoy #crossbones #learn #rottentomatoes #rottentomatoestv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Angola: Hematological Institute Performs Over 100 Transfusions Per Month
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Vitória do Espírito Santo Hematological Institute is among the units that carry out the most blood transfusions in the country, with a monthly average of 170 people, its general director, Francisco Domingos, reported on Monday, in Luanda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 12, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Angola Central Africa Health and Medicine Southern Africa Source Type: news
Nigeria: Strategic Partnership Between Nigeria's NBSC and Hemoclear B.V. Aims to Tackle Global Blood Transfusion Shortages
[Nigeria Health Watch] In a significant move towards improving global healthcare, the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) of Nigeria and Netherlands-based HemoClear B.V. are pleased to announce a strategic partnership. This alliance is set to introduce autologous (patient-own) blood transfusion services, addressing the critical issue of blood shortages leading to unnecessary suffering and death. Illustrating the gravity of this issue, severe bleeding (postpartum hemorrhage) after childbirth is one of the major causes of (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
A deadly viral illness is exploding in West Africa. Researchers are scrambling to figure out why
Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
Irrua, Nigeria, and Kenema, Sierra Leone—
Sitting on a bench outside the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) in Edo state in southwestern Nigeria in September 2023, Muhammed Luqman Dagana recounted his ordeal earlier in the year with Lassa fever, a deadly hemorrhagic disease of West Africa. At first the 33-year-old wasn’t alarmed—his fever, headache, body aches, and cough were innocuous enough. A doctor at his local clinic gave him antibiotics for typhoid fever and antimalarial drugs. But his symptoms persisted, so he tried anoth...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Rural Emergency Medical Team Touts Using Whole Blood to Help Save Lives
An Indiana rural emergency medical service crew is now carrying whole blood to administer in the field as a pilot project. Notes long transport times to a trauma hospital means worse patient survival rates. Blood transfusions in the field are expected to improve these rates. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 13, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Earlier Receipt of Whole Blood Transfusion Improves Survival
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 -- For patients presenting with severe hemorrhage, receipt of whole blood (WB) transfusion earlier within the first 24 hours of emergency department arrival is associated with improved survival, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 7, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
' Whole Blood' Transfusions Might Save More Lives
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 -- Patients who are bleeding out have a better chance of surviving if they ’re given whole blood transfusions, a new study shows.Traditionally, patients with significant bleeding are given transfusions of specific blood... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
NHS unveils world-first genetic test for better blood transfusion matching
Thousands of patients with inherited blood disorders are to get a world-first NHS test which could help reduce their risk of side effects from blood transfusions. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US FDA approves Vertex/CRISPR gene therapy for an inherited blood disorder
The headquarters of US biopharmaceutical company Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston, Massachusets, on November 4, 2023. The U.S. health regulator has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics' gene therapy to treat a rare blood disorder requiring regular blood transfusions, in patients…#boston #massachusets #crisprtherapeutics #vertex #oppenheimer #hartajsingh (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: NBM Gives Mbts K80m for Blood Bank Fridges
[Nyasa Times] National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Plc has committed K80 million for the purchase of two blood bank fridges for the Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) to help ease shortage of blood at Mulanje and Mangochi District Hospitals. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
World war I and the origins of blood transfusion for the trauma patient - Danford JR.
The use of blood transfusion to treat hemorrhagic shock is a relatively new treatment with its origins in World War I. Due to the severity and nature of injuries seen, World War I provided the stimulus to propel medicine forward and accept whole blood tran... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Dengue Fever Is Soaring Worldwide. Here ’s What to Know—and How to Stay Protected
Governments and public health experts around the world are sounding the alarm about the record-high spread of one of the most notorious—and incurable—diseases, which about half the world is at risk of catching: dengue.
The mosquito-borne virus has a long history in warm climates but is now also emerging in regions where it had been generally unheard of—such as in Europe and parts of the U.S. By early December, there had already been more than five million dengue infections worldwide this year—a dramatic increase from some 500,000 cases in 2000—recorded across at least 80 countries and terri...
Source: TIME: Health - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Koh Ewe Tags: Uncategorized Explainer News Desk Source Type: news
