The American Red Cross San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter honored a Rancho Bernardo man on Monday for achieving a blood platelet milestone few are likely to reach anytime soon — 600 units. Dave ...

Boston, MA — August 15, 2013 — Immunetics, Inc., a leading clinical test provider, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its BacTx ® rapid test for bacteria in apheresis ...

MANGALURU: KMC Hospital’s Blood Bank has started Platelet-apheresis service, a first of its kind service in Dakshin Kannada and second in Coastal Karnataka. Anand Venugopal, Medical Superintendent, ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- For those who find themselves in need of blood and blood products, blood from a volunteer donor can, literally, be just what the doctor ordered. While the need for red ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a permanent Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II code that allows medical ...

As medical director for the Miller Memorial Blood Center, I have discovered that while many people from Allentown to Hackettstown, and everywhere in between have an understanding of the need for blood ...

Cobe Spectra cell separators (Gambro BCT, Lakewood, CO, USA) running the semiautomated mononuclear cell collection protocol (Version 6.1) according to the manufacturer's recommendations were used for ...

Lucknow: The transfusion medicine department of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) started a 24x7 platelet apheresis service on Tuesday in response to rising dengue cases and increased platelet ...

On June 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of cold-stored apheresis platelets for the resuscitation of bleeding patients. Apheresis platelets are removed from a donor's ...

When Michael Sukman of Hampton donates platelets, he doesn’t know who he’s helping. But he gets a good feeling doing it. Twice a month, Sukman walks just past the blood donor station and through the ...

Napa resident Nancy Burlingame remembers the day her father’s life hung in the balance after he suffered an aneurysm. Hospital staff were searching desperately for blood for a transfusion during his ...