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Work ‘paves the way’ for platelet manufacture
in the bone marrow Researchers in the UK have developed a new method of producing megakaryocytes from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). The...
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FDA OKs use of test to screen blood donations for Zika virus
The test, known as the cobas® Zika test, has not been granted FDA clearance or approval, but it may be used under an investigational new drug...
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FDA authorizes new test for Zika virus
Photo by Graham Colm In response to a request from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US Food and Drug Administration (...
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FDA calls hospital-based Zika test ‘high risk’
Photo by Juan D. Alfonso The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed a hospital-based test for the Zika virus “high risk,” as the test...
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TXA may increase risk of DVT but not PE
Photo courtesy of NIH ORLANDO, FL—Results of a large, retrospective study suggest tranexamic acid (TXA) can reduce the need for transfusion in...
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FDA issues new guidance on Zika virus transmission
Photo courtesy of NHS The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a guidance document intended to help reduce the risk of Zika virus...
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Transfusion doesn’t cause NEC, study suggests
Photo by Daniel Gay Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions do not increase the risk of a serious intestinal disorder in very low-birth-weight (VLBW)...
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FDA authorizes CDC’s test for Zika virus
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Team develops hospital-based Zika test
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Blood collection set gets FDA clearance, CE mark
Photo by Graham Colm A new blood collection set has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration as well as the CE mark,...
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FDA aims to protect US blood supply from Zika virus
Photo courtesy of UAB Hospital The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new guidance recommending the deferral of blood donors who...