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General

• Gammon RR. How do I maintain an adequate inventory and avoid wastage during normal times and in a pandemic? (AABB PPM, April 2022)
• Hepatitis: Africa’s 2030 strategic elimination plan (28 Apr. 2022)
• Global vaccine rates need to be higher to fight new variants: Gavi, UNICEF (25 Apr. 2022)
• 1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children, WHO says (25 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • WHO: Acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology ­ the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (15 Apr. 2022)
• Calcium in hemorrhagic trauma (21 Apr. 2022) | Reviewing the trauma lethal triad: hypothermia, acidosis and coagulopathy
• USA: Moderna to file for EUA of COVID-19 shot for very young kids by April end (20 Apr. 2022)
• More than cost: The true impact of errors (20 Apr. 2022)
• USA: Emory researchers successfully use mRNA to activate genes (19 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • Beyersdorf JP, Bawage S, Iglesias N, et al. Robust, durable gene activation in vivo via mRNA-encoded activators. ACS Nano. 2022 Mar 31. Epub ahead of print. (Free full text) | PubMed abstract
• Scientists create first map of human blood stem cell development (19 Apr. 2022)
• ‘Overriding adolescent refusals of treatment’ (University of Oxford blog, 19 Apr. 2022)
• Will mRNA technology companies spawn innovation ecosystems? (18 Apr. 2022)
• World Hemophilia Day (17 April)
• USA: Workplace a ‘major driver’ of COVID-19 among health care personnel (16 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • Billock RM, Groenewold MR, Sweeney MH, et al. Reported exposure trends among healthcare personnel COVID-19 cases, USA, March 2020-March 2021. Am J Infect Control. 2022 Feb 22:S0196-6553(22)00043-8. Epub ahead of print. (Free full text) | PubMed abstract
• Rilzabrutinib active, safe in immune thrombocytopenia (13 Apr. 2022)
• WHO: Despite decline in infections, deaths, COVID-19 pandemic still far from over (12 Apr. 2022) | While some of the high-income countries were rolling out fourth doses of the life-saving jabs, one third of the world’s population is yet to receive a single dose, including 83 % of the population of Africa.
• New 3D printing technique: A game changer for medical testing devices (12 Apr. 2022)
• WHO monitoring 2 more Omicron sub-variants known as BA.4 and BA.5 (11 Apr. 2022)
• New evidence shows blood or plasma donations can reduce the PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in our bodies (10 Apr. 2022)
• UN chief Antonio Guterres warns of large COVID outbreaks in Asia, says pandemic far from over (9 Apr. 2022)
• Historical: Medicine and Molière’s ‘imaginary patient’ (9 Apr. 2022)
• Current and prospective landscape of treatment options for rare anemias (8 Apr. 2022)
• Why we must reduce the demand for blood and not just increase donations (7 Apr. 2022) | Opinion piece by Carolyn Burns, MD:President for the Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management.
• Fact Check: It is unsafe to receive a blood transfusion from a vaccinated person (7 Apr. 2022) | False
• Medical and non-medical laboratories in UK and Europe hit by rising costs and supply shortages due to high demand for testing services (6 Apr. 2022)
• Researchers develop novel device to “cleanse” the blood of chemotherapeutic drugs (6 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • Motamarry A, Wolfe AM, Ramajayam KK, et al. Extracorporeal removal of thermosensitive liposomal doxorubicin from systemic circulation after tumor delivery to reduce toxicities. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Mar 4;14(5):1322. (Free full text) | PubMed abstract
• What does Baghdad mean on 'Chicago Med'? Some viewers find it offensive (6 Apr. 2022)
• UK has detected a new Covid variant. Here’s what we know so far about omicron XE (6 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • Omicron XE variant: 5 things to know (4 Apr. 2022) 
• How sleep and mental health were affected in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic (4 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • González-Hijón J, Anna K. Kähler AK, Frans EM, et al. Unravelling the link between sleep and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. medRxiv 2022 1 Apr. 2022. Preprint. (Free full text)
• Scientists engineer "universal donor" lungs (April 2022) | Related:
  • Wang A, Ribeiro RVP, Ali A, et al. Ex vivo enzymatic treatment converts blood type A donor lungs into universal blood type lungs. Sci Transl Med. 2022 Feb 16;14(632):eabm7190.
• Heart issues more common after Covid infection than vaccination, CDC reports (1 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • Block JP, Boehmer TK, Forrest CB, et al. Cardiac complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection and mRNA COVID-19 vaccination ­ PCORnet, United States, January 2021­January 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 1 April 2022. (Free full text)
• Blood collection tube shortages continue - ‘routine’ labs should be limited (28 Mar. 2022)
• Internet of Things (IoT) becomes greater focus for pharma (23 Mar. 2022) | IoT defined: System of interrelated, internet-connected objects that are able to collect and transfer data over a wireless network without human intervention

Canada

• Health Canada reviewing Moderna vaccine for kids under 6 (29 Apr. 2022)
• Health Canada ends ban on blood donations from gay men (28 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • Canadian Blood Services to remove eligibility criteria specific to men who have sex with men (28 Apr. 2022)
• Partnership aims to speed blood delivery to remote Vancouver Island communities (31 Mar. 2022)
• CBS: Revisiting cold-stored platelets: An effort to improve patient care and storage feasibility (29 Mar. 2022) | Related:
  • Zhao HW, Serrano K, Stefanoni D, D'Alessandro A, Devine DV. In vitro characterization and metabolomic analysis of cold-stored platelets. J Proteome Res. 2021 May 7;20(5):2251-65. Epub 2021 Mar 29.
• Health Canada authorizes Héma-Québec submission to make source plasma donor screening criteria more inclusive for men who have sex with men (24 Mar. 2022)
• CBS: First-in-Canada approach for personalized hemophilia care gets national award (18 Mar. 2022) | Related:
  • "Pharmacist integration into the Hemophilia Treatment Centre: A Canadian pilot project to optimize treatment and improve cost-savings using pharmacokinetic assessments of hemophilia patients" (Includes abstract and 5:16 min. video)
• 2021 Lifetime Achievement Awards recognize eminent Canadian researchers | Dr. Gilles Delage, Dr. Heather Hume, Dr. Mel Krajden
• ORBCoN resources:
  • March newslette
• CBS: Professional education events (6 in April 2022)

Argentina

• Health launched the transfusion medicine course with students from all over the country (9 Apr. 2022)

Australia

• Mad cow disease ban for blood donations from UK residents lifted in Australia by TGA (28 Apr. 2022)
• Blood donor services forced to reduce operating hours due to WA's labour crisis (22 Apr. 2022)
• New transfusion dataset a first step in nationally streamlined blood use (13 Apr. 2022, Monash University)
• ARC - Blood supply plunges to lowest point in a year (12 Apr. 2022)

Brazil

• Blood Center optimizes blood transfusion for hematological patients (28 Apr. 2022)

Ghana

• ‘Allow my foot to rot’ ­blood transfusion war between patients and health workers in Ghana (1 Apr. 2022)

India

• Sickle cell disease afflicts 872 children in Balaghat area (26 Apr. 2022)
• HIV+ blood transfusion: Bathinda police book 2 lab technicians after VB probe (22 Apr. 2022)
• The model donor:55-yr-old becomes one of the few women to have donated over 100 units of blood (12 Apr. 2022)
• Botched transfusion killed 45-year-old in Ahmedabad: Kin (8 Apr. 2022)

Indonesia

• PMI prepares gifts to garner blood donors' interest during Ramadan (15 Apr. 2022)

Iran

• WHO, IBTO discuss fields of joint cooperation (20 Apr. 2022)

Ireland

• Irish hospitals warned of serious challenges to blood stocks (7 Apr. 2022)
• Nation reduces deferral period for MSM, donors taking PrEP (6 Apr. 2022)

Malawi

• CDH Investment Bank invests K2m towards procurement of blood bank fridge for MBTS (26 Apr. 2022)

Oman

• Call for blood donation as donor numbers fall (5 Apr. 2022)

Pakistan

• ‘Better health care increasing life expectancy of kids with thalassaemia’ (25 Apr. 2022)
• Safe blood transfusion (21 Apr. 2022) | Related: See below (5 Apr. 2022)
• Unsafe blood transfusion spreading hepatitis, HIV in haemophilia patients (18 Apr. 2022)
• Govt urged to allocate funds for haemophilia patients in budget (17 Apr. 2022)
• Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority, bleeding disorder community celebrate World Hemophilia Day (16 Apr. 2022)
• Expert urges public to donate blood for 'thalassemia' patients during Ramazan/ Ramadan (16 Apr. 2022)
• Safe blood transfusion (5 Apr. 2022) | Prevalence of unsafe medical practices has been a long-standing problem in Pakistan...The authorities need to wake up to the high human, financial, social and emotional cost of the absence of regulation of the health sector where unsafe medical practices proliferate.

Philippines

• Girl with leukemia appeals for urgent help (20 Apr. 2022)

Qatar

• Blood donation increases during Ramadan in Qatar (27 Apr. 2022)

Rwanda

• Drones have transformed blood delivery in Rwanda (23 Apr. 2022) | Related: See Journals below (Nisingizwe, et al.)

Sri Lanka

• No HIV transmission by blood transfusion in last few years (29 Apr. 2022)
• No shortage of blood components - official (27 Apr. 2022)

Taiwan

• Nation orders 700K units of Pfizer's COVID-19 pill as infections rise (11 Apr. 2022)

UAE

• Abu Dhabi: SEHA urges residents to donate blood and save lives (27 Apr. 2022)

Uganda

• Committee picks Health Centre IVs over hospital (23 Apr. 2022) | The money would ensure the facilities are equipped with blood transfusion services...

UK

• SHOT celebrates its Silver Jubilee in 2022
• Scottish National Party accused of sowing division with Scot or British blood donor question (26 Apr. 2022)
• Wales: Two dogs, one special connection: The tale of Bridget, Cora and the gift of life (18 Apr. 2022) | Two dogs met for the first time after a blood transfusion from one dog saved the other's life.
• Black church leaders call for black and mixed-race blood and organ donors – amid ‘urgent shortage’ (15 Apr. 2022)
• Scotland: Celebration as Blantyre man makes incredible 700th blood donation (11 Apr. 2022)
• Anticipation key to tackling perioperative anemia (7 Apr. 2022) | British Society for Haematology 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting: Abstract BSH22-PO119. Presented April 4, 2022.
• Infected Blood Inquiry - News: Government changed its mind on Infected Blood Inquiry 'because of pressure from campaigners' (30 Mar. 2022)

USA

• Dayton's CBC joins ‘Blood Emergency Readiness Corps’ to help supply blood outside the region (27 Apr. 2022)
• Nearly 60% of Americans now have antibodies from Covid-19 infection, CDC study finds (26 Apr. 2022)
• Blood transfusions at emergency scenes could save lives (26 Apr. 2022) | Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue is now training some of its firefighter-paramedics on how to do blood transfusions in the field.
• Penn State researchers receive more than $3 million to develop new-look artificial heart (25 Apr. 2022)
• Former soldier stresses importance of blood donations (25 Apr. 2022)
• Give blood, get chance to win camper (25 Apr. 2022)
• Giving a stranger a new life: One student's story about donating stem cells (24 Apr. 2022)
• COVID-19 again the 3rd-leading cause of U.S. deaths (23 Apr. 2022)
• Biden admin to promote availability of COVID antiviral pill (22 Apr. 2022)
• CDC issues health advisory about acute hepatitis in children (21 Apr. 2022)
• Walking blood banks: Why US children were tattooed with their blood type In the 1950s (21 Apr. 2022)
• DOJ to appeal travel mask mandate ruling after CDC says masks still needed on public transportation (20 Apr. 2022)
• CDC launches new center for forecasting and outbreak analytics (Press release, 19 Apr. 2022)
• Unvaccinated U.S. children hospitalized at twice the rate during Omicron surge, CDC study says (19 Apr. 2022)
• FDA: Illinois company receives untitled letter for marketing unapproved HCT/PS (19 Apr. 2022)
• CAR T-cell therapy currently in UC Davis Health clinical trial study as potential cure for HIV (19 Apr. 2022)
• COVID-19 cases to jump 94% by April 30 + 2 more forecasts (18 Apr. 2022)
• Iowa State blood stem cell research may help treat leukemia (18 Apr. 2022)
• Blood centers across America unite to provide blood supplies to Ukraine (18 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • Blood supplies for Ukraine (Fresenius Kabi will match up to the equivalent of $250,000 in blood collection supplies)
• Iowa State blood stem cell research may help treat leukemia (18 Apr. 2022)
• Arkansas Blood Institute faces critical blood shortage (16 Apr. 2022)
• U.S. COVID-19 vaccination effort has averted an estimated 2.2m deaths (15 Apr. 2022)
• 11 highest paying plasma donation centers (15 Apr. 2022)
• COVID-19 update: FDA authorizes first COVID-19 diagnostic test using breath samples (14 Apr. 2019)
• Stephenson Cancer Center, OBI, Hospice Agencies partner on clinical trial studying home-based blood transfusions (14 Apr. 2022)
• Orphaned mountain lion receives blood transfusion (14 Apr. 2022) | 58 sec. video
• Pandemic cut US life span almost 2 years, more than any peer nation (13 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • Woolf SH, Masters RK, Aron LY. Changes in life expectancy between 2019 and 2020 in the US and 21 peer countries. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e227067. (Free full text) | PubMed abstract
• CDC extends transportation mask mandate until May 3 (13 Apr. 2022)
• Child tax credit payments helped parents avoid selling plasma, taking payday loans (13 Apr. 2022) | Related:
  • The impacts of the 2021 expanded child tax credit on family employment, nutrition, and financial well-being (13 Apr. 2022, Brookings Institute)
• FDA finalizes guidance for hepatitis B drug development (11 Apr.2022)
• Impact of U.S. COVID-19 vaccination efforts: An update on averted deaths, hospitalizations, and health care costs through March 2022 (8 Apr. 2022)
• LGBTQ advocates want blood donation restriction lifted (8 Apr. 2022)
• American Red Cross encourages blood donations during National Minority Health Month (7 Apr. 2022)
• Federal appeals court upholds Biden vaccine mandate for federal workers (7 Apr. 2022)
• AABB affirms support for California bill authorizing telehealth to meet blood bank staffing requirements (6 Apr. 2022)
• FDA: Regulatory update: important information from FDA to consider when implementing a new arm scrub (5 Apr. 2022)
• FDA: CBER director Marks calls for new gene therapy development paradigm (5 Apr. 2022)
• The Biden administration accelerates whole-of-government effort to prevent, detect, and treat long COVID (5 Apr. 2022)
• CDC, under fire for COVID response, announces plans to revamp agency (4 Apr. 2022)
• FDA advisers to discuss additional COVID vaccine shots, booster design (4 Apr. 2022)
• CDC: Omicron sub-variant BA.2 makes up 72% of COVID variants in U.S.(4 Apr. 2022)
• Firms urge DC Circuit to revive suit over ban on visas for noncitizens donating plasma for pay (1 Apr. 2022)
• Medical City Lewisville saves mother's life with 31-unit blood transfusion (1 Apr. 2022)
• They're the 2nd set of twins in the world with this blood disorder. They need a miracle. (1 Apr. 2022)
• FDA approves ViiV Healthcare's Triumeq PD for children with HIV (31 Mar. 2022)
• CDC: Universal HepB vaccination recommended for adults age 19 to 59 (31 Mar. 2022) | Related:
  • Weng MK, Doshani M, Khan MA, et al. Universal hepatitis B vaccination in adults aged 19­59 years: updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ­ United States, 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2022;71:477­83. (Free full text)
• Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over for Black Americans, report warns (29 Mar. 2022) | Related:
  • 2022 Report: The state of black America and COVID-19 a two-year assessment
• Industry news: Sana on track to remove barriers for cell & gene therapy (29 Mar. 2022)
• FDA seeks $8.4 billion to further investments in critical public health modernization, core food and medical product safety programs (28 Mar. 2022)
• Industry news: CytoImmune Therapeutics opens clinical cell manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico (28 Mar. 2022)
• Diversity in the blood donor pool protects patients in need of rare blood (21 Mar. 2022)

Industry news

• bluebird bio bluebird bio maintains its focus on gene therapy opportunities during structural changes (6 Apr. 2022)
• CEPI: CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) moon shot: Developing pandemic vaccines in 100 days (13 Apr. 2022)
• Fresenius Kabi: See USA above
• Imara: Imara left reassessing after sickle cell and beta-thalassemia trials disappoint (5 Apr. 2022)
• CSL Behring: EtranaDez under review in Europe as 1st gene therapy for hem B (30 Mar. 2022)
• CytoImmune Therapeutics: See USA above
• Pfizer, BioNTech: Pfizer, BioNTech seek U.S. authorization of COVID-19 booster shot for younger kids (26 Apr. 2022)
• Qvella: Qvella secures CE mark for FAST System and FAST-PBC Prep Cartridge (25 Apr. 2022)
• Sana Biotechnolog: See USA above
• Sisu Global Health: With millions raised since founding, Sisu Global Health seeks to grow reach (25 Apr. 2022)
• Also see General news above

Diseases in the news

• COVID-19: See General news, Canada, Ireland, USA, Industry news above and Journals below
• HBV: See USA above
• HCV: These steps may identify patients eligible for shorter DAA therapy for HCV (5 Apr. 2022) | Also see Taiwan above and Journals below (Mawuli, et al.)
• HCV/HIV: See Pakistan and UK above
• Hepatitis: See General news, USA above
• HIV: See India, Sri Lanka, USA above

Resource Library

• NOTE: Starting January 2021 items in the Resource Library will consist of new or recently added ones. The remaining resources will be in Resource Library Archives. You can also access each country's archived resources individually:
  • Australia | Canada | UK | USA
• CANADA:
  • NEW CBS:Blais-Normandin I, Tordon B, Anani W. Pathogen-reduced buffy coat platelets [Internet]. Ottawa: Canadian Blood Services; 2022 [cited 2022 04 05].
  • CBS: Sepsis: The end is just the beginning (3 Feb. 2022) | Related:
    • van der Slikke EC, An AY, Hancock REW, Bouma HR. Exploring the pathophysiology of post-sepsis syndrome to identify therapeutic opportunities. EBioMedicine. 2020 Nov;61:103044. Epub 2020 Oct 8. (Free access) | PubMed abstract
  • CBS: Learning about organ and tissue donation portal (K-12) | Portal created by CBS collaborating with Canada's organ/tissue donation and transplant organizations.
  • CBS: Funded research projects
  • CBS: FAQ: Information for health professionals on safety of transfused blood collected from COVID-19-vaccinated donors
  • CBS: COVID-19: Update on organ donation and transplantation services (Links to many resources)
  • CBS Clinical Guide to Transfusion:
    • Chapter 11: Trudeau JD, Dawe P, Shih AW. Massive hemorrhage and emergency transfusion. In: Clarke G, Chargé S, editors. Clinical Guide to Transfusion. Canadian Blood Services, 2021 Sept.7 [cited 2021/10/05].
  • Héma-Québec: Multiple videos on [blood donation, plasma donation, stem cell donation, mother's milk donation, sickle cell anemia & more]
  • NEW ORBCoN: March newsletter                             
  • ORBCoN: Massive Hemorrhage Protocol
  • ORBCoN: Massive Hemorrhage Protocol: 3 simulation videos
  • PBCO:
    • Stay tuned...
• NEW Australia/NZ:
  • Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion:ANZSBT (Multiple guidelines)
  • Australian Blood Matters Program (Multiple resources)
  • Blood Safe e-Learning Australia
• NEW Ireland (HSE): Blood transfusion leaflets (In 7 languages)
• NEW ISBT:
  • ISBT Code of Ethics (Available in 8 languages)
  • Identify critical elements of a scientific manuscript review ( Dr. Ziggy Szczepiorkowski webinar: 47:58 min.)
  • ISBT Transfusion Reactions E-learning Module
  • ISBT Patient Blood Management Resources
  • ISBT Blood transport container validation guidelines (6 pp. pdf)
• NEW EBA: European Blood Alliance (Position papers and fact sheets)
• UK:
  • NEW British Society for Haematology (Multiple guidelines)
  • SHOT Bite No. 21 (Dec. 2021)
  • NHSBT: Blood Assist | Covers 8 core stages of blood administration, including positive patient identification, consent, compatibility, transfusion reactions and more.
  • Live illustrations from the Annual SHOT Symposium 2021 (by Jenny Leonard):
    • Expertise in Practice
    • Ideas & Developments
    • Learning from the Outside
    • Looking at Transfusion as a Whole
  • SHOT:
    • Part 1 (5:11 min. video): Anti-D immunoglobulin errors and immunisation in pregnancy: Insights from SHOT (24 Feb. 2022)
    • Part 2 (5:19 min. video): Anti-D immunoglobulin errors and immunisation in pregnancy: Insights from SHOT (24 Feb. 2022)
    • Transfusion Aide Memoire (2021) | Transfusion essentials for health care professionals
    • Safe transfusions in haemopoietic stem cell transplant recipients (2021)
    • SHOT definitions (Rev. Feb. 2021)
    • TACO pretransfusion checklist (2021)
  • NHS: The role of the haematology /transfusion consultant scientist in the delivery of clinical and laboratory haematology services: An education and training solution and a workforce solution. National School of Healthcare Science Haematology Workforce Working Group (September 2020)
  • UK SHOT: Animated videos (31 Mar. 2021)
    • Understanding Human Factors in Transfusion Pt 1 (5:55 mins)
    • Understanding Human Factors in Transfusion Pt 2 (7:24 mins)
  • SHOT webinar on Haemolytic Transfusion Reactions (12 Mar. 2021) | 55 Min. video
  • NHSBT: Patient Blood Management launches Blood Assist app to support and promote safe blood component administration(1 Feb. 2021) | App can be downloaded onto personal devices or centrally in clinical areas.
• USA (AABB):
  • Monthly podcasts from the Journal Transfusion
  • NEW Complimentary copy of the AABB User Guide for the December 2021 Circular of Information for the Use of Human Blood and Blood Components
  • Pocket Reference Cards:
    • The latest Covid variant is 1.5 times more contagious than omicron and already circulating in almost half of U.S. states (28 Jan. 2022)
    • Millions of routine vaccinations have been missed amid the Covid-19 pandemic (28 Jan. 2022)
    • Taken from NHSN Biovigilance Component: Hemovigilance Module Surveillance Protocol v2.6 (March 2021)
    • Standard for Surveillance of Complications Related to Blood Donation (Dec. 2014)
    • Severity Grading Tool for Blood Donor Adverse Events (Dec. 2014)
• NEW WHO resources
  • Educational modules on clinical use of blood (198 pp. pdf)
  • The Clinical Use of Blood Handbook (221 pp. pdf)
  • The clinical use of blood in medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics, surgery and anaesthesia, trauma and burns (344 pp. pdf)

Journals, etc.

Free full text papers | * 1 or more Canadian authors

• Free sample journal issues:
  • Transfus Med Rev 2020 Jan;34(1):1-72. (14 free text articles)
  • Brit J Haematol 2017 June;177(6):827-1007. | Special Issue:Low to middle income countries
  • Immunohematology (J of American Red Cross): 1988-2017. (Articles in these years are free)
• Open access journal: The Lancet Digital Health 2019 May;1(1):e1-e44.
• Open access journal: Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, Journal of the Brasilian Association of Hematology, Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy (ABHH)
• Transfus Med Hemother 2019 Oct; 46(5): Many open access articles
• Open access journal (May 2020): The Lancet Microbe
• Ali M, Liu Z, Taylor M, et al. Blood product availability in the Washington state trauma system. Transfusion.2022 Apr 26. Epub ahead of print.
• Al-Samkari H, Galactéros F, Glenthøj A, et al.; ACTIVATE Investigators. Mitapivat versus placebo for pyruvate kinase deficiency. N Engl J Med. 2022 Apr 14;386(15):1432-42.
• Alseraihy A, McGrath E, Niederwieser D, et al. WBMT special article on key elements in quality and accreditation in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy. Transplant Cell Ther. 2022 Apr 9:S2666-6367(22)01198-Epub ahead of print.
• Armstrong-Fisher S, Koushki K, Mashayekhi K, et al. Confirmed non-invasive prenatal testing for foetal Rh blood group genotyping along with bi-allelic short insertion/deletion polymorphisms as a positive internal control. Transfus Med. 2022 Mar 9. Epub ahead of print.
• Belov A, Huang Y, Villa CH, et al.; Broad Institute COVID-19 Antibody Team, Homer M, Hoffman C, Lauer M, Marks P. Early administration of COVID-19 convalescent plasma with high titer antibody content by live viral neutralization assay is associated with modest clinical efficacy. Am J Hematol. 2022 Mar 18. Epub ahead of print. | PubMed abstract
• Beyersdorf JP, Bawage S, Iglesias N, et al. Robust, durable gene activation in vivo via mRNA-encoded activators. ACS Nano. 2022 Mar 31. Epub ahead of print. | PubMed abstract
• Billock RM, Groenewold MR, Sweeney MH, et al. Reported exposure trends among healthcare personnel COVID-19 cases, USA, March 2020-March 2021. Am J Infect Control. 2022 Feb 22:S0196-6553(22)00043-8. Epub ahead of print. | PubMed abstract
• Block JP, Boehmer TK, Forrest CB, et al. Cardiac complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection and mRNA COVID-19 vaccination ­ PCORnet, United States, January 2021­January 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 1 April 2022.
• Brunetta DM, Carvalho L, Barbosa S, etal. The use of social media as a tool for patient blood management and transfusion medicine education. Vox Sang. 2022 Apr;117(4):520-5. Epub 2021 Nov 23.
• Choy J, Swe EPP, Shearer A. Amifostine and rituximab in refractory immune thrombocytopaenia: A case series. Vox Sang. 2022 Apr;117(4):601-5. Epub 2021 Dec 22.
• Cliff ERS. The rollercoaster of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia. Lancet Haematol. 2022 Apr;9(4):e246.
• Cloutier M, De Korte D; ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party, Subgroup on Bacteria. Residual risks of bacterial contamination for pathogen-reduced platelet components. Vox Sang. 2022 Mar 21. Epub ahead of print. | PubMed abstract
• * Colwill K, Galipeau Y, Stuible M, et al. A scalable serology solution for profiling humoral immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination. Clin Transl Immunology. 2022 Mar 23;11(3):e1380. | PubMed abstract
• COVID-19 Cumulative Infection Collaborators. Estimating global, regional, and national daily and cumulative infections with SARS-CoV-2 through Nov 14, 2021: a statistical analysis. Lancet. 2022 Apr 8:S0140-6736(22)00484-6. Epub ahead of print. | PubMed abstract
• Crawford TM, Andersen CC, Hodyl NA, et al. Effect of washed versus unwashed red blood cells on transfusion-related immune responses in preterm newborns. Clin Transl Immunology. 2022 Mar 9;11(3):e1377. | PubMed abstract
• * Deschner M, Vasanthamohan L, Zayed S, et al. The impact of red blood cell transfusion on mortality and treatment efficacy in patients treated with radiation: A systematic review. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2021 Dec 16;33:23-9. | PubMed abstract
• * Devereaux PJ, Marcucci M, Painter TW,et al; POISE-3 Investigators. Tranexamic acid in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. N Engl J Med. 2022 Apr 2. Epub ahead of print.
• Daichman S, Ostrovsky D, Dreiher J, Pikovsky O. Does training make a difference? Proficiency training in transfusion guidelines and its effect on red blood cell administration. Transfusion. 2022 Apr 1. Epub ahead of print.
• Dos Anjos Souza AB, Thomazelli V, Figueiredo LTM. Chikungunya and Mayaro infective viruses in components of blood. Transfus Med. 2022 Mar 9. Epub ahead of print.
• Englisch C, Moik F, Nopp S, et al. ABO blood group type and risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer. Blood Adv. 2022 Apr 13:bloodadvances.2021006283. Epub ahead of print.
• Finlay JB, Brann DH, Abi-Hachem R, et al. Persistent post-COVID-19 smell loss is associated with inflammatory infiltration and altered olfactory epithelial gene expression. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2022 Apr18:2022.04.17.488474.
• Flumignan RL, Civile VT, Tinôco JDS, et al. Anticoagulants for people hospitalised with COVID-19. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Mar 4;3(3):CD013739. | PubMed abstract
• Franchini M, Focosi D, Mengoli C, et al. Neutralizing antibody levels against Sars-CoV-2 variants of concern delta and omicron in vaccine breakthrough-infected blood donors. Transfusion. 2022 Apr 15. Epub ahead of print. | PubMed abstract
• Glienke W, Dragon AC, Zimmermann K, et al. GMP-compliant manufacturing of TRUCKs: CAR T Cells targeting GD₂ and releasing inducible IL-18. Front Immunol. 2022 Mar 24;13:839783. | PubMed abstract
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