Research has proven frozen blood platelets are safe and effective for use in critically injured patients—a breakthrough dramatically extending their shelf life for transfusions from one week to two ...

Blood transfusions are an essential component of modern medicine. Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion, and the importance of this life saving procedure has ...

While undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, Rose Rose, of Jefferson Hills, Allegheny County, had to get infused with ...

Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq: CERS) today announced the start of the INITIATE study by the German Red Cross Blood Donation Service Baden-Württemberg – Hessen and its subsidiary organization, the German ...

American Red Cross officials say they are facing a severe blood shortage as requests from hospitals exceed the available ...

Four people in three states developed sepsis after receiving bacteria-contaminated platelet transfusions between May and October last year, according to a US government report released Thursday. One ...

Rose was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in August 2024. Now on an upward path in her cancer journey, she is focused on ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. Doctors may recommend blood transfusions as part of AML treatment. The specific transfusion type and associated risks ...