Blood transfusions are commonly given to patients with acute brain injury, but there is ongoing debate over whether a restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy is preferable. Results of the TRICC ...

The earliest description of an incompatible hemolytic transfusion reaction dates to the experimental start of transfusion therapy in the mid-17th century. While treating a nobleman who had episodes of ...

This is the second part in a three-part series, “Medicine Without Blood,” about the ways that Jehovah’s Witnesses have changed the way that doctors think about blood transfusion. Read the first and ...

Blood transfusion refers to the administration of donated blood products such as red blood cells, platelets or plasma. Blood transfusion is indicated in the treatment of various conditions including ...

HOUSTON — In early December, a nurse at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center gave a 23-year-old leukemia patient a blood transfusion that, unbeknownst to the medical staff, had become ...

Some blood transfusion recipients have reported changes in their mood, behavior and even memories after undergoing the procedure. Researchers from the University of Geneva noted that six of seven ...

Anemia may have adverse effects in patients with coronary artery disease. However, the benefit of blood transfusion in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction and various degrees of anemia ...

High Noon is expanding its roster of vodka sodas with a splash of grape, lime and ginger. On Thursday, the best-selling drinks maker toasted golf season with the debut of High Noon Transfusion, a ...

A blood transfusion is a procedure during which donated blood is added to your own blood in your body. Blood transfusions boost blood levels that are low. You may need a blood transfusion due to ...