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BREAKING NEWS | TIF Applauds the EU Parliament’s Adoption of the SoHO Regulation
The new rules modernize the existing directives, now two decades old, and are aimed at addressing challenges and weaknesses identified through the years, including, inter alia, the risk of shortages,…
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ADVOCACY IN ACTION | Highlights from the TIF Meeting with Greek Health Minister, Adonis Georgiadis
A productive meeting between the Greek Minister of Health, Mr. Adonis Georgiades, and a Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) delegation took place on February 7, 2024. The discussions centered on longstanding…
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Scientific Literature
Erythropoiesis in Lower-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Beta Thalassemia
The hematologic disorders myelodysplastic syndromes and beta-thalassemia are characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis and anemia, often managed with regular blood transfusions. Erythropoiesis, the process by which sufficient numbers of functional erythrocytes are produced from hematopoietic…
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BLOOD TRAΝSFUSION THERAPY | FDA Approves Hemanext ONE®
This revolutionary technology sets a new standard in RBC processing and storage by limiting oxygen in the storage environment, thereby providing a higher quality blood product for patients requiring transfusions.…
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WEBINAR | Haemoglobin Disorders and EU Health Policies, 21 September 2023
Designed for patients and their families, these webinars aim to foster national advocacy for the improvement of service delivery. The series will encompass all EU legislative files directly or indirectly…
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TIF European Health Policy Webinar Series | 21 September 2023
Designed for patients and their families, these webinars aim to foster national advocacy for the improvement of service delivery. The series will encompass all EU legislative files directly or indirectly…
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OPINION | Proposed SoHO Legislation Could Transform Blood Sustainability in Europe
In this article, she reflected on the importance of EU’s SoHO Regulation – read TIF’s Position Paper on the Regulation here – proposing updated rules on blood, tissue and cells,…
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Clinical News
NEW HOPE FOR THALASSAEMIA/SCD | UK Trial Of Lab Grown Red Blood Cells Begins
The Restore trial, led jointly by NHS Blood and Transplant and the University of Bristol, is studying the lifespan of the lab grown cells compared with infusions of standard red blood…
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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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