FNHTR can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from other clinically common causes of transfusion-associated fever that arise from the patient's underlying illness (eg, septicemia, urinary tract ...

Medicating oncology patients before they undergo a blood transfusion is not only unnecessary, it might expose them to adverse effects that can be especially harmful, new research shows.

The little boy had two allergic reactions in a week to things he'd always eaten. — -- When an 8-year-old boy had two surprise allergic reactions in a week to foods that had never bothered him ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During pregnancy, alterations occur in the mother’s immune system to protect the fetus, and women with a history ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had two blood transfusions in 2012 during an almost yearlong bout with an out of control infection that ended up in a fused knee. In a recent antibody screen, I was identified as ...

THE sterility of stored whole blood depends on three factors: aseptic technic, a sterile system for collection and storage and immediate, continuous refrigeration. These measures are highly effective ...

A patient had anaphylactic transfusion reactions when transfused with small amounts (10 ml or less) of blood from four consecutive donors. Antibodies to erythrocytes or leukocytes could not be found, ...

Most major blood groups were identified early in the 20th century. Many discovered since, like the Er system first described ...

Plasma is the liquid component of your blood. Also known as blood plasma, it makes up about 55% of your blood and has a light yellow color. When you donate blood, the plasma can be separated out and ...

Six days after Thanksgiving last year, a 73-year-old woman showed up at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston. Her body was retaining too much fluid after a dialysis treatment, and she was in ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ali the Cincinnati Zoo's 18-year-old aardvark is on the road to recovery after tooth surgery and a blood transfusion. “Ali has a history of dental issues, and, because of her jaw ...

Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh): A 5-year-old girl suffering from thalassemia died during a routine blood transfusion in Madhya ...