Uganda: Blood Shortage Hits Health Facilities
[Monitor] Countrywide -Blood shortage has continued to paralyse operations in many hospitals across the country, forcing health workers to suspend some procedures that require blood transfusion. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 29, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Abbott inks deal to test blood donations in Japan
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it has been selected by the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRC) to partner in screening the country’s blood donations.
The eight-year contract is for the exclusive supply of serological instrumentation, tests, and consumables used for blood and plasma screening. The JRC screens approximately 5 million blood donations each year, helping ensure a safe supply of products needed for blood transfusions and plasma therapies. Abbott products are used to screen more than 60% of the world’s blood and plasma supply, according to a company statement.
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Source: Mass Device - January 17, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Nancy Crotti Tags: Blog Blood Management Business/Financial News News Well Abbott japaneseredcrosssociety Source Type: news
$8,000 'young blood' transfusion now available in five cities
The founder of of young plasma transfusion start-up, Ambrosia, claims the company opened clinics in California, Texas, Nebraska and Florida, offering 'rejuvenation' via the unproven procedure. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospital replaces leadership after blood transfusion mistake
A Houston hospital has removed its president and several other leaders following an unusually high number of patient deaths, including a recent case in which a patient died after receiving a transfusion of the wrong blood type (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Donors of Rare Blood Type Sought to Save a Miami Toddler
Zainab Mughal, 2, has cancer. Her treatments depend on frequent blood transfusions, but her blood type is extremely rare. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CHRISTINA CARON Tags: Blood Blood Donation Zainab Mughal Indian B antigen Transfusions Neuroblastoma Miami (Fla) Source Type: news
Durham pharma scores FDA, CE approvals; readies for product launch
BioM érieux, with a fresh FDA and CE clearance, is launching a new product it hopes will lower infection rates and deaths for blood transfusion patients.
The Durham-based company, which focuses on in-vitro diagnostic testing, has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of its BPA an d BPN culture bottles.
The new test was researched and developed at the company's Durham facility. It aims to reduce blood platelet shortages and deaths from contaminated blood.
The culture bottles… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 20, 2018 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Seth Gulledge Source Type: news
Durham pharma scores FDA, CE approvals; readies for product launch
BioM érieux, with a fresh FDA and CE clearance, is launching a new product it hopes will lower infection rates and deaths for blood transfusion patients.
The Durham-based company, which focuses on in-vitro diagnostic testing, has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of its BPA an d BPN culture bottles.
The new test was researched and developed at the company's Durham facility. It aims to reduce blood platelet shortages and deaths from contaminated blood.
The culture bottles… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 20, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Seth Gulledge Source Type: news
Trends and Gaps in National Blood Transfusion Services --- 14 Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2014--2016
During 2014-2016, blood collections increased and donor HIV prevalence decreased in seven of 14 countries, but systems to link HIV-positive and donors at high risk to testing and treatment are inadequate. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - December 20, 2018 Category: American Health Tags: Blood Safety MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
Cerus launches U.S. pivotal, bids for CE Mark for Intercept red blood cell treatment
Cerus Corp. (NSDQ: CERS) this week launched a U.S. pivotal trial and filed for CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Intercept red blood cell treatment.
The 600-patient Recipi study is a randomized, double-blinded, controlled, parallel group, non-inferiority, Phase III trial designed to gauge the safety and efficacy of Intercept. Subjects undergoing transfusion for acute blood loss during complex cardiac surgeries are slated to be randomized 1:1 to either transfusion with conventional red blood cells or with Intercept-treated cells.
The primary outcomes are the rates of renal impairment at 48 hours, adverse eve...
Source: Mass Device - December 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Blood Management Clinical Trials Wall Street Beat Cerus Corp. Source Type: news
Alzheimer's may be linked to blood transfusions
Between 1958 and 1985, short children globally were given hormones from cadavers to help spur their growth. It was banned over fears it caused a brain disease - and now dementia, a paper says. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video: Blood donations help cancer patients like Hannah
This holiday season roll-up a sleeve and donate blood with the American Red Cross. Did you know in the time it takes to complete your donation, 1,800 patients in the ...
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Source: Red Cross Chat - December 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood blood donation blood donor blood transfusion cancer Hannah lymphoblastic leukemia platelet transfusion platelets Red Cross blood donor app Source Type: news
Choosing Wisely Champions Cut Blood RBC Transfusions, HIT testing Choosing Wisely Champions Cut Blood RBC Transfusions, HIT testing
Two researchers hailed as ' Choosing Wisely Champions ' describe how they reduced blood transfusions and inappropriate testing for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT).Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Alzheimer's is linked to blood transfusions
A study by UCL found that hormones taken from cadavers caused Alzheimer's-associated clumps to develop in mice within a year. The hormone transfusion was banned in 1985. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How One Engineer & #039;s Blood Disorder Enabled the Development of an Anemia Detection App
Every month from the time he was six months old, Rob Mannino has had to go into a clinic to receive a blood transfusion. Mannino has an inherited blood disorder known as beta-thalassemia, which is caused by a mutation in the beta-globin gene.
“My doctors would test my hemoglobin levels more if they could, but it’s a hassle for me to get to the hospital in between transfusions to receive this blood test. Instead, my doctors currently have to just estimate when I’m going to need a transfusion, based on my hemoglobin level trends," Mannino said.
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Source: MDDI - December 12, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news
Parents plead for donors as 2-year-old with rare blood type battles cancer
The parents of a little girl in Florida are asking for help after discovering their daughter has an extremely rare blood type. She needs regular blood transfusions as she battles an aggressive form of cancer. CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers explains. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - December 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
