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Understanding Blood Types: Rare Groups Beyond ABO and Rh Factor Explained
Blood types, classified by antigens on red blood cells, extend beyond the ABO and Rh systems. According to experts, over 47 recognised blood group systems exist, with more discoveries emerging. Rare types, such as the Bombay phenotype, require precise matches during transfusions, particularly for patients with certain genetic conditions. Maintainin...
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New MAL Blood Group System Identified, Revealing Genetic Basis of Rare Blood Types
Scientists have identified a new blood group system called MAL, which includes the AnWj antigen. This discovery, led by Dr. Louise Tilley and her team at NHS Blood and Transplant, resolves a decades-old mystery and facilitates the creation of new genotyping tests. Over 99.9% of individuals are AnWj-positive, but those who are AnWj-negative could fa...
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AIIMS Delhi Performs India's First Successful Foetal Blood Transfusion
A woman who previously suffered seven failed pregnancies has recently delivered a healthy child with the help of doctors at AIIMS Delhi after they successfully treated her foetus suffering from a rare blood disorder through the transfusion of O D phe
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Pregnant Woman Dies, Another Delivers Stillborn After Blood Transfusion In Rajasthan
The health officials in Rajasthan have seized the records of a blood bank in Neem Ka Thana district after a pregnant woman died, while two other women's health conditions deteriorated post blood transfusion, officials said on Monday.
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23-Year-Old Man Dies After Wrong Blood Transfusion in Jaipur Hospital
A 23-year-old man died here at the state-run Sawai Man Singh Hospital on Friday, around a fortnight after he was transfused with a wrong blood type, an official said.
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Rajasthan Man, 23, Put On Dialysis After Wrong Blood Transfusion: Official
A 23-year-old man was allegedly transfused with the wrong type of blood that led to complications in both kidneys at the state-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital here, officials said on Thursday.
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James Harrison, The Man Who Saved The Lives Of 2.4 Million Babies
James Harrison started donating blood after receiving 13 units of blood transfusions following a major chest surgery at the age of 14.
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Extra Restrictions Against Gay Men Donating Blood Lifted In Switzerland
Gabriel Delabays sat calmly, his feet elevated on a reclining chair, as a nurse drew blood from his left arm at a Swiss transfusion centre today, the first day gay men in the country could give blood without extra restrictions.
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Army, Air Force Asked To Give Rs 1.54 Crore To Ex Officer Who Contracted HIV
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed both the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force to pay Rs 1.54 crore in compensation for their medical negligence to the ex-Air Force officer who contracted HIV/AIDS during a blood transfusion in 2002.
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Transgenders' Exclusion As Blood Donors Challenged. What Supreme Court Said
A recipient must be assured that the blood being transfused is clean, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while hearing a plea challenging the 2017 guidelines excluding transgenders.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine Blood Center, Aeronautics Group: Zelensky
Moscow escalated its attacks in Ukraine on Saturday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky denouncing a deadly strike on a blood transfusion centre as a "war crime".
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World's first Trial Of Lab-Grown Red Blood Cells Underway In UK
A study to see how long a transfusion of lab-grown red blood cells lasts in the body could transform clinical care for people with blood disorders who need regular blood top-ups.
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New Zealand Court Takes Custody Of Sick Baby Whose Parents Refused "Vaccinated Blood" Transfusion
A court in New Zealand has taken temporary custody of a sick baby whose parents stopped the child from having life-saving heart surgery because potential blood donors may be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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UK Researchers Give Lab-Grown Blood To Humans In World-First Clinical Trial
Blood grown in a laboratory has been transfused into humans in a world-first clinical trial that researchers in the United Kingdom say could significantly improve treatment for people with blood disorders and rare blood types.
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UP Orders Demolition Of Hospital Accused Of Giving Mosambi Drip To Patient
The authorities here have ordered the demolition of a private hospital where a dengue patient died after being transfused with what the family claimed was sweet lime juice and not blood platelets.
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Understanding Blood Types: Rare Groups Beyond ABO and Rh Factor Explained
Blood types, classified by antigens on red blood cells, extend beyond the ABO and Rh systems. According to experts, over 47 recognised blood group systems exist, with more discoveries emerging. Rare types, such as the Bombay phenotype, require precise matches during transfusions, particularly for patients with certain genetic conditions. Maintainin...
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New MAL Blood Group System Identified, Revealing Genetic Basis of Rare Blood Types
Scientists have identified a new blood group system called MAL, which includes the AnWj antigen. This discovery, led by Dr. Louise Tilley and her team at NHS Blood and Transplant, resolves a decades-old mystery and facilitates the creation of new genotyping tests. Over 99.9% of individuals are AnWj-positive, but those who are AnWj-negative could fa...
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AIIMS Delhi Performs India's First Successful Foetal Blood Transfusion
A woman who previously suffered seven failed pregnancies has recently delivered a healthy child with the help of doctors at AIIMS Delhi after they successfully treated her foetus suffering from a rare blood disorder through the transfusion of O D phe
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Pregnant Woman Dies, Another Delivers Stillborn After Blood Transfusion In Rajasthan
The health officials in Rajasthan have seized the records of a blood bank in Neem Ka Thana district after a pregnant woman died, while two other women's health conditions deteriorated post blood transfusion, officials said on Monday.
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23-Year-Old Man Dies After Wrong Blood Transfusion in Jaipur Hospital
A 23-year-old man died here at the state-run Sawai Man Singh Hospital on Friday, around a fortnight after he was transfused with a wrong blood type, an official said.
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Rajasthan Man, 23, Put On Dialysis After Wrong Blood Transfusion: Official
A 23-year-old man was allegedly transfused with the wrong type of blood that led to complications in both kidneys at the state-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital here, officials said on Thursday.
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James Harrison, The Man Who Saved The Lives Of 2.4 Million Babies
James Harrison started donating blood after receiving 13 units of blood transfusions following a major chest surgery at the age of 14.
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Extra Restrictions Against Gay Men Donating Blood Lifted In Switzerland
Gabriel Delabays sat calmly, his feet elevated on a reclining chair, as a nurse drew blood from his left arm at a Swiss transfusion centre today, the first day gay men in the country could give blood without extra restrictions.
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Army, Air Force Asked To Give Rs 1.54 Crore To Ex Officer Who Contracted HIV
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed both the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force to pay Rs 1.54 crore in compensation for their medical negligence to the ex-Air Force officer who contracted HIV/AIDS during a blood transfusion in 2002.
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Transgenders' Exclusion As Blood Donors Challenged. What Supreme Court Said
A recipient must be assured that the blood being transfused is clean, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while hearing a plea challenging the 2017 guidelines excluding transgenders.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine Blood Center, Aeronautics Group: Zelensky
Moscow escalated its attacks in Ukraine on Saturday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky denouncing a deadly strike on a blood transfusion centre as a "war crime".
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World's first Trial Of Lab-Grown Red Blood Cells Underway In UK
A study to see how long a transfusion of lab-grown red blood cells lasts in the body could transform clinical care for people with blood disorders who need regular blood top-ups.
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New Zealand Court Takes Custody Of Sick Baby Whose Parents Refused "Vaccinated Blood" Transfusion
A court in New Zealand has taken temporary custody of a sick baby whose parents stopped the child from having life-saving heart surgery because potential blood donors may be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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UK Researchers Give Lab-Grown Blood To Humans In World-First Clinical Trial
Blood grown in a laboratory has been transfused into humans in a world-first clinical trial that researchers in the United Kingdom say could significantly improve treatment for people with blood disorders and rare blood types.
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UP Orders Demolition Of Hospital Accused Of Giving Mosambi Drip To Patient
The authorities here have ordered the demolition of a private hospital where a dengue patient died after being transfused with what the family claimed was sweet lime juice and not blood platelets.
