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Santa Maria Sun· 5 days agoDid you know that every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion? Did you also know that until recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had rules regarding collecting ...
‘I’m lucky to be alive’ says soldier who was given infected blood transfusion during leg amputation
The Independent via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoBrian Langstaff told an audience at Central Hall Westminster: “Now is the time, finally, for...
Report finds hearing aids could reduce risk of early death for those with hearing loss
La Crosse Tribune· 3 days ago“A lot of studies are coming out now looking at the impact of hearing and hearing loss on quality of...
Blood transfusion boss apologises over scandal
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe head of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) has apologised to the thousands of victims in Scotland who were infected by HIV or...
Will Destruction Of Smallpox Virus Get Postponed Again?
Forbes· 1 day agoIs it finally time to eliminate the remaining stocks of variola (smallpox) virus for good? The World...
‘They call us the fatherless ones’: the trauma of families devastated by the infected blood scandal...
The Conversation· 4 days agoOn the day of her uncle’s funeral in 1995, Jane’s life changed forever.* That was when she found out her uncle Edward, a person with haemophilia, had been infected with human immunodeficiency ...
This University of Utah medical school alum runs the largest biomedical research institute in the...
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“We did not know what to do to treat it or how to prevent its spread,” she said. It wasn’t until the...
Imported Drugs: (Possibly) Coming Soon to a State Near You
The National Law Review· 5 days agoAs we previously discussed, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule...
The campaigners who fought for justice, but didn't live to see it
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSteve had first been told something might be wrong in 1983. His local hospital called and warned he...
The brain might also have a microbiome – what you need to know
The Conversation· 6 days agoThe microbes that live in your gut are having their moment in the sun. Other microbiomes have also recently been discovered, and these too play an important role in your health. Your mouth, ...
