Blood Transfusions
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SAFER BLOOD | EU Patients Have Begun Receiving Transfusions With Hemanext ONE® RBC Processing & Storage System
Doctors have begun transfusing patients suffering from hematological malignancies using RBCs processed and stored with the Hemanext ONE® system, as part of a post-market clinical study in Bergen, Norway. This is…
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Blood Donation
WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY 2021 | Give Blood and Keep The World Beating – 14 June
An Overview: Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). The event serves to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts…
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US STUDY: COVID-19 Does Not Pose A Threat To Blood And Transfusion Safety
A new reassuring US study, published recently in the journal Transfusion, suggests that the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV2 through blood transfusion is highly unlikely. For the study, the investigators…
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New Paper From Blood and Beyond Outlines How To Learn From The Impact Of The COVID-19 Crisis On Blood Use
The multi-stakeholder Blood and Beyond initiative recently published a policy briefing shedding light on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects blood use, blood transfusion services, and patients in whom transfusions are…
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Ali Sattarpour: “Thalassaemia did not stop me from living a normal life“
In occasion of the International Thalassaemia Day 2021, Ali Sattarpour, 45, France, Fédération SOS GLOBI Vice President and TIF’s Thalassaemia Patient Advocacy Group (T-PAG) Member, recounts a life of struggles,…
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Hemanext® Inc. Receives CE Mark Certification For Innovative Red Blood Cell (RBC) Processing & Storage System
Hemanext Inc. announced today it has received a CE Certificate of Conformity for the CE Mark for its Hemanext ONE Red Blood Cell (RBC) Processing and Storage System, allowing the…
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TIF Position Statement on the Use of DEHP Plasticisers in Medical Devices
The safety concerns linked to the use of DEHP plasticizers, a manufactured chemical common in blood bags and PVC intravenous fluid sets, has been explored – and even questioned –…
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