What is shelf-stable synthetic blood? The scientific advancement that could transform battlefield and emergency careA revolutionary synthetic blood is nearing human trials. This freeze-dried product can be stored for years at room temperature. It can be r...
March 27 in World History: From Charles I’s ascension to the English Throne, blood transfusion breakthrough to power shift and deadly air disasterOn this day in history, Charles I ascended the English throne in 1625. Medical history was made in 1914 with the first successful non-direc...
Supreme Court seeks details on cost, availability of NAT in hospital to prevent transfusion related infectionThe Supreme Court is seeking more information on the cost and availability of Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing in government hospitals na...
India issues first national guidelines for animal blood banks to save livestockIndia introduces its first comprehensive guidelines for veterinary blood transfusion services, addressing a critical need in animal healthc...
Bengaluru lab fails to match woman’s blood type to anyone, discovers first human with ultra-rare antigen that could revolutionize medicineA woman in Karnataka is the first person identified with the CRIB blood group antigen. Doctors discovered it during a cardiac surgery when ...
India discovers world's rarest blood group 'CRIB' in Bengaluru woman: What it is and why it's so uniqueA rare blood group, CRIB, has been identified by scientists from India and the UK. The blood group was found in a 38-year-old woman from Ko...
Rare blood types hard to find? New ICMR registry could change thatIndia launches a national registry for rare blood donors. This initiative addresses the needs of patients requiring frequent transfusions. ...
Rajasthan hospital accused of fatal transfusion error after pregnant woman, 23, diesChaina, a pregnant woman, died at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur. She allegedly received a blood transfusion of the wrong blood group. ...
Who is Marcela Iglesias? The ‘Human Barbie’ who believes her son’s blood holds the secret to ageless beautyMarcela Iglesias, a 47-year-old influencer from Los Angeles, plans to undergo a blood transfusion from her 23-year-old son, Rodrigo, in 202...
Lab-grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trialThis is the first time in the world that red blood cells that have been grown in a laboratory have been given to another person as part of ...
Dengue patient in UP dies after allegedly being transfused fruit juice instead of platelets, hospital sealedA dengue patient in Uttar Pradesh passed away after allegedly being transfused fruit juice instead of blood platelets, as per media reports...
Zydus Cadila gets USFDA approval to market generic version of Deferasirox tabletsZydus Cadila, part of Cadila Healthcare group, on Tuesday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to market its ge...
Convalescent Plasma Therapy holds promise for Covid-19 patientsIn Convalescent Plasma Therapy, plasma from a COVID-19 recovered patient is transfused into an infected patient. The antibodies present in ...
HIV blood transfusion: Tamil Nadu government assures action against officialsRaising the matter, Leader of the Opposition M K Stalin (DMK) and his party colleague KKSSR Ramachandran demanded action against those at t...
Dengue scare affects platelet availability in cityWith dengue scare gripping the city and people rushing to secure platelets needed for the management of the fever, stocks at several blood ...
10 thalassemic children in Pak get HIV due to transfusionThe news about the children aged between 5 and 16 getting the deadly virus due to negligence sent shockwaves through the healthcare communi...
- Metro cities to get blood banks
Gearing up to meet high standards of safety in blood transfusion, the Government on Thursday approved providing the four major metros with ...