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How a ‘wonder drug’ ruined thousands of lives in infected blood scandal
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA “wonder drug” that turned out to be a deadly poison should never have been used on NHS patients, a...
‘Children treated as guinea pigs’ – five damning findings from infected blood report
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThe 2,527-page report into the infected blood scandal made a series of recommendations which the...
Going beyond A, B and O: Thermo Fisher unveils DNA test for the rarest blood types
FierceBiotech· 5 days agoIn sickle cell disease, for example, the company estimates that the rate of immune system reactions...
“RHONY” Star Leah McSweeney Says She's ‘Shook’ After Lyme Disease Diagnosis: ‘Feeling Like S—’
People via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTicks carrying the disease are usually found in the Midwestern and northeastern regions of the U.S....
Infected blood scandal: Surge in hepatitis C tests
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMore than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products, from the 1970s to the early...
Clinicians report success with first test of drug in a patient with life-threatening blood clotting ...
Medical Xpress· 4 days ago"The drug is a genetically engineered version of the missing enzyme in iTTP, and we showed that it...
'An abuse by people supposedly there to care'
BBC via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoIt took nearly 30 years for her to be diagnosed, after decades of ill health. "Nobody can...to' Former IT consultant Rosamund Cooper was diagnosed with...
Sickle cell anemia treatment: Medications and more
Medical News Today· 5 days agoSickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD). Treatments for sickle cell anemia include medications, blood transfusions, and...
Link between COVID-19 vaccine complication and rare 'common cold' blood disease
Medical Xpress· 5 days agoNew research led by Flinders University and international experts is expanding understanding of...
We were lied to, say victims of contaminated blood scandal
Press Association News via AOL· 23 hours agoVictims of the contaminated blood scandal have said they were lied to, and condemned cover-ups and...