Tag: Transfusion
Marengo Asia Hospitals partners Werfen to bring unique transfusion free heart...
The Marengo Asia-Werfen partnership will play a crucial role in the development of “Centre of Excellence”
#IPledgeRED initiative from Roche Diagnostics and Apollo Hospitals puts the spotlight...
Initiative highlights the need for Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) to screen for underlying infections and reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted diseases
Thalassemia Sickle Cell Society completes 2 lakh blood transfusions
The not-for-profit entity has always stood at the forefront of providing blood transfusion free of cost for Thalassemia Blood disorders patients
Scientists develop high-efficiency rapid test for Hepatitis B diagnosis
In a new study, teams of researchers from DBT-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, DBT-International Centre For Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology, and University of Turku, Finland, have come together to develop an ultra-sensitive rapid diagnostic test that circumvents the sensitivity gap.....................
World Patient Safety Day: How safe is blood transfusion?
A recent report released by NACO reveals that 14,474 cases of HIV have been caused due to unsafe blood transfusion in India..............
New approach to speed up red blood cells generation in the...
The process of red blood cells production can be speeded up by adding a very low concentration of a small protein molecule called `transforming growth factor β1’.....................
Unsafe blood transfusion-The menace and its solution
She was a 23-year-old pregnant woman. It was not her mistake, yet she had to suffer….
“Creation of National Blood Authority can address many challenges”
In this exclusive interaction with the BioVoice, Mr Sumit Bagaria, Managing Director and CEO of Hemogenomics, Bengaluru shared details of his organization's work on preventing blood-related infections, the importance of ID-NAT testing, need for policy changes and much more......................
Voluntary blood donation, safety with NAT PCR testing key to patient...
On ‘World Blood Donor Day’, Roche Diagnostics India has issued a statement encouraging the use of NAT PCR tested blood to contain spread of transfusion-transmitted infections....................
Safe Blood Transfusion: A Challenge
The challenge is not just with fragmentation or the number of blood banks, it is also with the lack of regular, repeat voluntary blood donations and screening techniques that are used to test donated blood, writes Sumit Bagaria...........