Uk Blood Transfusions

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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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  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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  UK To Compensate People Infected Through Contaminated Blood Transfusions

  Thousands of people in Britain infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood transfusions will receive a compensation payment decades after the scandal, the UK government announced on Wednesday.

• Scientists to test artificial blood in humans

  In a ground-breaking trial, researchers in the UK will test artificial blood made from human stem cells in patients for the first time.