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Plasmapheresis system cleared by FDA
Photo from Business Wire The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Aurora™ Xi Plasmapheresis System. The...
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EMA says plasma/urine-derived meds are safe from Zika
Photo by Cristina Granados Patients who take plasma-derived or urine-derived medicines do not have to worry about these products being...
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Hematology analyzer cleared for use in US
Photo by William Weinert The US Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for the BC-5390 Hematology Analyzer. The product is...
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SpHb monitoring may reduce use of RBC transfusion
Photo by Elisa Amendola HONG KONG—Continuous and noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring may reduce the excessive use of intraoperative red blood cell...
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Blood sample collection, storage impacts protein levels
Photo by Graham Colm Factors related to blood sample collection and storage can have a substantial impact on the biomolecular composition of the...
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Study may explain why blood type affects cholera severity
Photo by Daniel Gay Results of preclinical research may explain why people with blood type O often get more severely ill from cholera than people...
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FDA advises testing all donated blood for Zika virus
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a revised guidance intended to reduce the risk of Zika virus transmission via blood. The...
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Apparent Zika transmission via platelet transfusion
Photo from Flickr Researchers have reported 2 cases in which the Zika virus seems to have been transmitted via platelet transfusion. Brazilian...
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Drug interferes with testing for blood transfusion
Photo by Daniel Gay Research has shown that daratumumab, a monoclonal antibody approved to treat multiple myeloma, interferes with routine...
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How iPSCs differentiate to blood cells
Image from Salk Institute New research suggests the type of founder cell used to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) does not affect...
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Microneedle system could replace blood draws, team says
Photo courtesy of Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi A new microneedle drug monitoring system could one day replace invasive blood draws, according to...