Background Up to half of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) require cardiac surgery. Although anaemia is common, its precise prevalence, transfusion practices and impact on outcomes in ...

With rising rent, utilities and the cost of groceries, a growing number of people are selling their blood plasma to make extra money. The U.S. is one of a handful of nations that allows people to sell ...

Individuals with hematologic malignancies enroll in hospice care less than patients with other cancers, and lack of access to blood transfusions is likely a key reason why.New survey data indicate ...

A man dubbed an NHS super donor for his commitment to giving blood, plasma and stem cells has described helping others as "an ...

Blood, plasma, platelet and stem cells are used to help treat a variety of injuries and illnesses including life-threatening ...

Recognition of the many ways blood and plasma donations are used might compel more people to make the simple and selfless act ...

The holidays are often described as a season of giving. But this time of year, one gift is in especially short supply: blood.

The effectiveness of chemotherapy for brain cancer, done with a technique that opens the blood-brain barrier, can be ...

Blood plasma is big business — especially along the U.S.–Mexico border. Every day, thousands of Mexican citizens cross legally into the United States, to sell their plasma. Supporters say they’re ...

Experts credit the compensation for making the U.S. one of the few countries that are self-sufficient in supplying plasma for ...

The United States is without question the world’s blood plasma superpower and the global health system depends on Americans selling their plasma. As wages stagnate and the cost of living climbs, a ...

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Blood plasma is big business along the U.S.–Mexico ...