Hematology
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Measures needed to identify past pregnancy in transgender male blood donors
If HLA testing is not performed in these cases, male blood recipients can potentially be placed at risk.
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Caprini score is not a good predictor of PE in patients with DVT
Commonly used model failed to predict pulmonary embolism in patients with DVT.
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Biosimilars poised to save $54 billion over the next decade
But uncertainty points to savings ranging from $24 billion to $150 billion.
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RBCs from previously pregnant women linked to increased mortality in men
By contrast, all-cause mortality was not higher in female transplant recipients who received transfusions from previously pregnant females.
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FDA approves test to screen donated blood for Zika virus
The cobas Zika test is the first test approved for screening the blood supply.
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Blood donation intervals of 8 weeks safe for most donors
Ferritin screening may guide intervals for donation.
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Many years on metformin linked to anemia risk
LISBON – Why cumulative metformin use is associated with an increased risk of anemia is unclear, and needs to be investigated further, according...
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FDA approves first gene therapy – tisagenlecleucel for ALL
“New technologies such as gene and cell therapies hold out the potential to transform medicine and create an inflection point in our ability to...
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L-glutamine to prevent sickle cell complications featured in FDA podcast
Hear the FDA’s DISCO account of the role of L-glutamine’s recent approval for the acute complications of sickle cell disease.
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Study advances noninvasive prenatal testing for hemophilia
Digital droplet PCR and targeted massively parallel sequencing (MPS) are accurate, noninvasive tests that can be used in pregnancy.
Conference Coverage
Folic acid fortification prevents millions of cases of anemia
A strong public health rationale for mandatory food fortification.