A program being launched at NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital aims to send text messages to remind hear -More- 

Thirty-nine hospitals in Kentucky have pledged to implement the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, which aims to reduce -More- 

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded part of a five-year, $17.6 million grant to Dynavax Tec -More- 

A webcast from the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health held on Tuesday aimed to address medical-device firms' an -More- 

The latest Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that 45% of Americans have an unfavorable view of the health reform law, whi -More- 

A panel of British health experts on Tuesday cautioned about the risks of undergoing unproven stem cell therapy offered in pr -More- 

Experts will explore the advantages and challenges as well as the how-tos of establishing a centralized transfusion service d -More- 

Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Referene Lab
Blood Centers of the Pacific

It is always self-defeating to pretend to the style of a generation younger than your own; it simply erases your own experien -More- 

Recently my facility ahs had an increased number of ABO mistypes. We have had 10 for the year. For the most part the tech that is responsible for the mistype catches it anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour after. They call the floor to notify that there is a change in results. I have been writing an occurrence for this even if they catch it themselves. My question is am I being to strict? If they catch it themselves should I not write the occurence? What about cGMP? What is an acceptable number of ABO errors? Thanks for any imput you can provide. :confused:

The NIH has ordered the termination of all internal research using human embryonic stem cells in compliance with a court ruli -More- 

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Mayo Clinic Florida said it has teamed up with the state's Department of Health and the CDC in identifying patients who shoul -More- 

Ten percent of 70 HIV-positive patients taking HIV treatments were found by Swedish researchers to have HIV not in the blood, -More- 

Novartis will launch a late-stage study of elinogrel, an anti-clotting drug licensed from Portola Pharmaceuticals, early next -More- 

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Product recall announcements are now publicized faster and more broadly through social media, reaching more consumers but pot -More- 

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The Maine Blood Center has permanently shut down.  -More- 

Several companies are racing to develop anti-coagulants to replace warfarin for patients with an increased risk of stroke and -More- 

The HHS is allocating almost $2 billion to support the production of treatments and medical equipment needed for a public hea -More- 

The Health IT Policy Committee has formed a task force that will focus on promoting the use of electronic directories of heal -More- 

Individuals planning to attend the 2010 AABB Annual Meeting and CTTXPO are reminded to take advantage of the Virtual CTTXPO t -More- 

Supervisor of Transfusion Services
Cooley Dickinson Hospital

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test.  -More-