A trial finds a liberal vs restrictive transfusion threshold for at-risk cardiac patients may improve heart failure and ...

Mortality/major ischemic events at 90 days were no lower than with a restrictive strategy—but cardiac complications differed.

Recent research shows that approximately 25% of critically ill patients in the United States receive red blood cell transfusions, which are often life-saving but not without significant risk for ...

An early liberal strategy of blood transfusion did not reduce the risk of mortality or major ischemic events after vascular ...

New studies suggest that blood transfusions are one of medicine’s most overused treatments. This may come as a surprise, as many people, myself included, had been convinced that there is a seemingly ...

Blood transfusion therapy remains an indispensable intervention in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD), mitigating life‐threatening complications such as vaso‐occlusive crises and stroke. The ...

In every corner of the world, the act of blood transfusion represents a profound covenant of trust between parties; first, ...

The federal government, through the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA), has initiated steps to standardise the cost of blood across hospitals in Nigeria, aiming to ensure fairness, transparency, and ...

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is considering a requirement for blood banks to use a new test that can detect the parasites that cause malaria in certain donors’ blood, and it’s seeking ...