Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders. Affected hemoglobin inside your red blood cells (RBCs) causes them to lose their flexible donut shape and take on a “C” shape. These ...
Efforts to develop lab-grown blood cells for blood transfusions may soon materialize. Since 2021, the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom has been working on RESTORE— a project ...
Dr. Harry Bear answers: Do I Need a Blood Transfusion for Cancer Surgery? — -- Question: Will I need a blood transfusion and should I donate blood before breast cancer surgery? Answer: Blood ...
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 ...
What Is Infusion for Ulcerative Colitis? If your doctor has recommended infusion therapy, this is probably because standard treatment hasn’t helped relieve symptoms caused by moderate-to-severe ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have granted approval to Rybrevant Faspro (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj), ...
As the National Blood Transfusion Bill, 2025 gets introduced in Parliament, patients recount how unsafe screening changed ...
Memories of classical ballet performances dance in Wanda Sihanath's head when she thinks about her childhood in Elgin, Illinois. She remembers balancing at the barre to Beethoven and pirouetting to ...