Tag: Blood Disorders
Multicancer Blood Test, PET-CT Combo Feasible for Cancer Screen
One percent of participants underwent PET-CT imaging due to false-positive blood tests
High Rate of Pulmonary Embolism Found for Patients With COVID-19
Two studies demonstrate high rate of PE; 100 percent sensitivity for PE seen for D-dimer level > 2,660 µg/L
FDA Urges COVID-19 Survivors to Donate Plasma
Convalescent plasma has antibodies and could be used to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients
Convalescent Plasma Treatment Promising in Severe COVID-19
One dose of CP with neutralizing antibodies can reduce viral load, tends to improve clinical symptoms
Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Blood Donor Restrictions Eased
FDA has changed abstinence period required for gay and bisexual blood donors from 12 months to three months
Test for COVID-19 Antibodies Approved by FDA
Test checks for protective antibodies in a finger prick of blood
Reduction Noted in Transfusion Burden With Luspatercept
Reduction seen with luspatercept versus placebo for patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia
FDA Eases Access to Blood Plasma Treatment for COVID-19 Patients
Patients receive injections of blood plasma taken from people who have recovered
Iron Chelation Therapy Treats Iron Overload in MDS
Event-free survival prolonged with ICT for patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
U.S. Blood Donors Needed in Face of COVID-19 Crisis
There is an especially urgent need for blood donors with type O blood and for platelet donors
