Category Archives: Blood

The Blood Connection in need of donations after Idalia

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The Blood Connection and its hospital partners are facing an urgent need for blood donations, particularly Type O negative, and Type O positive types. When Idalia came to the Lowcountry, mobile drives were canceled and two blood donation centers were temporarily closed. Now officials with the Blood Connection are asking […]

Deb Julian retires from her role coordinating Lancaster City Employee blood drives

LANCASTER − A member of the Lancaster community who has been responsible for the donation of thousands of pints of blood over the years is retiring from her position. Deb Julian, Red Cross Blood Program Leader for the Lancaster City Employee blood drives, is retiring after over a decade of service. She has been coordinating […]

Mum sacrifices her arms to protect daughter from ‘aggressive’ bully XL dog

A mum has been left petrified and with potentially life-changing injuries after protecting her daughter from an ‘aggressive’ bully XL dog. Katie Deere was walking her dog along with her young child in a pushchair before the bully XL pounced. The 31-year-old was ‘pouring with blood’ as she was rushed to hospital for surgery. Now, […]

Ensuring availability and safety of blood and blood products in Indonesia

Plasma-derived medicinal products (PDMPs) are manufactured from human blood plasma, involving the purification of human blood to extract therapeutic proteins. These PDMPs have diverse therapeutic uses, serving as raw materials for various plasma proteins that treat rare conditions, from bleeding disorders and inhibitor deficiencies to immunodeficiencies.  However, Indonesia relies on imported PDMPs due to the […]

Vitestro starts largest-scale clinical trial globally for its autonomous blood drawing device, with enrolment of first patients in A.D.O.P.T.

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Vitestro, expert in medical robotics, has launched the A.D.O.P.T. Trial for its autonomous blood drawing device (image). With an anticipated sample size of over 10,000 patients, this is the most significant study globally to date of autonomous blood collection. Vitestro expects to obtain CE marking by the end of […]

Roche’s Blood Disorder Drug Crovalimab Takes Step Toward FDA Approval

By Cecilia Butini Roche said Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted its application for monoclonal antibody crovalimab for the treatment of rare blood condition paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. The government agency has accepted Roche’s Biologics License Application, which is required to introduce a biologic…

DOAC use associated with reduction in dementia risk compared to traditional blood thinners

The use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) was associated with a reduction in dementia risk compared to traditional blood thinners-;like warfarin-;in atrial fibrillation patients, particularly in Asian patients. According to a study published today in JACC: Asia, this benefit may reverse with increased age and necessitates further follow-up study. Asian patients are more likely to […]