Tag: Blood Disorders
Red Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage
Back-to-back climate-related disasters have hampered blood collection efforts, and a summer shortfall has made the shortage worse
Concizumab May Be Effective Prophylaxis for Hemophilia A or B With Inhibitors
Overall median annualized bleeding rate was 0 with concizumab
Prognostic Factors ID’d for Stage IIIb AL Amyloidosis
Symptom onset to diagnosis longer than six months, bone marrow plasmacytosis ≥10 percent associated with shorter overall survival
Misdiagnosis Common for Suspected Myelodysplastic Neoplasms
About one-third of cases were reclassified following central review; receipt of inappropriate meds reported in 7 percent of misdiagnosed cases
International Prognostic Scoring System-Molecular Changes Clinical Management
For nearly half of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, results could change clinical care
Tranexamic Acid Does Not Up Functional Outcome After Major Trauma
No improvement seen in favorable functional outcome at six months, but reduced risk of death at 28 days after injury
Study Weighs Timing of Platelet Transfusion With Central Venous Catheter Placement
Withholding prophylactic platelet transfusion did not meet noninferiority in patients with severe thrombocytopenia
FDA Eases Rules on Gay Men Donating Blood
Policies are now in alignment with what already happens in some other countries, including U.K. and Canada
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia Linked to Opportunistic Infection, Cancer
Reduced CD4 count linked to higher risk for opportunistic infection and invasive cancer, lower risk for autoimmunity
MRI-Based AI Can Distinguish Aplastic Anemia From MDS
IDEAL-IQ-based machine learning of pelvis can differentiate aplastic anemia from myelodysplastic syndromes
