Jehovah’s Witness leaders are modifying their rules on blood transfusions by letting members choose whether to store and ...

Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body has quietly opened a medical door that was long bolted shut, issuing a clarification Friday that lets members decide whether to have their own blood drawn, stored ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AI may identify risk of blood loss, transfusions and urgent care after orthopedic surgery. The algorithm used ...

Criteria for superior efficacy not met in trial involving air ambulances ...

In some rare cases, cerebral haemorrhage may be linked to blood transfusion, according to a study in JAMA. The study suggests, with caveats, that a transmissible agent in the blood supply could be ...

Whole-blood transfusion has recently gained favor in the management of severe hemorrhage; however, data from large clinical trials evaluating its clinical effectiveness and safety are lacking. We ...

When hospitals were randomly assigned to treat patients undergoing higher-risk non-cardiac surgery with tranexamic acid (TXA) or a placebo, patients who received TXA needed significantly fewer blood ...

An international clinical trial led by physician Jeffrey L. Carson, distinguished professor of medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, found that a liberal blood transfusion given to ...

The United States faces a “bloody transfusion problem” that is fueling preventable deaths and putting national security at risk, three military and civilian physicians write in a JAMA opinion essay.