Blood Safety

Blood Safety

Blood safety is a critical issue for the inheritable blood and bleeding disorders community. Learn what you need to know.

Blood donation

MASAC Releases New Recommendations

The National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC) met April 17–18 in Chicago and issued four recommendations...
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Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease, Blood Safety
Scientist using mircoscope

XMRV: A Small Virus Causes Large Controversy

Update: On May 31, 2011, the journal Science published two papers online that it says cast doubt on the link...
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Blood Safety
Blood donation bag

Blood Donor Rules Upheld by Federal Advisory Committee

A federal advisory committee has recommended that the US Food and Drug Administration’s lifetime ban on blood donations from men...
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Blood Safety
Red blood cells for parvovirus article

FDA Recommends Screening Blood Products for Parvovirus B19

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recommendation in July 2009 that makers of plasma-derived products, which include...
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Blood Safety
Cows

MASAC Addresses Mad Cow Disease

A new recommendation by the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF’s) Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC) addresses concerns of blood contamination...
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Blood Safety
Bleeding disorders research

(Re)Search & Destroy

People in the bleeding disorders community are no strangers to blood tests. They give blood samples routinely at comprehensive treatment...
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Hemophilia A&B, Von Willebrand Disease, Blood Safety
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