Pitching in: Donating platelets from rare blood type
AB negative – he was considered a ‘universal donor of platelets’ which meant that anyone could receive his platelets without ...
Cork Beo on MSN2 天
'It's been a nightmare' - Cork boy's bruises and tiredness led to rare blood cancer diagnosis
ALL is an uncommon form of cancer with a wide range of symptoms, many of which are linked to changes in normal blood cell ...
standardmedia.co.ke20 天
Why knowing your blood type is more important than you think
Back then, our understanding was limited, shaped by myths such as ‘Type O is rare and grants immunity’ or ‘donating blood means giving your life to another.’ While untrue, these myths ...
New York Post27 天
Blood donor who saved 2.4 million babies with his rare plasma dies at age 88
Harrison’s blood contained a rare antibody known as Anti-D, which can be used to make medication to give to pregnant women with rhesus disease. Rhesus disease isn’t harmful to the mother ...
Dublin Live on MSN3 天
Dublin woman with rare cancer grateful for life-saving medication helping to live normal life
A young woman with a rare cancer has told how grateful she is for life-saving new medication that is helping her live ...
The Independent on MSN26 天
‘Man with the golden arm’: Grandfather whose rare blood saved millions of babies dies ...
By donating blood over 1,100 times, James Harrison helped develop Anti-D, a life-saving treatment for newborns at risk of Rhesus disease ...
EurekAlert!4 天
Rare disease drug nitisinone makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes
When mosquitoes ingest blood containing ivermectin ... a medication for individuals with rare inherited diseases — such as alkaptonuria and tyrosinemia type 1 — whose bodies struggle to ...
BioPharma Dive2 天
FDA approves first-of-its-kind RNA drug for hemophilia
The Sanofi drug, known as fitusiran and now Qfitlia, was approved on Friday for a broad group of people with the rare ...
Dawn1 天
US regulator approves bleeding disorder therapy
WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved French drugmaker Sanofi’s haemophilia therapy, paving the way for a new type of treatment for patients with the rare blood clotting ...