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Working conditions in transfusion laboratories a snapshot

Nikki Swarbrick, Laboratory Incident Specialist at SHOT, talks through the key findings from a survey of UK transfusion laboratories.

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Case study incidental finding of follicular lymphoma

Michelle Bolam, Healthcare Science Section Lead in Haematology and Haemostasis at Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, presents a case study.

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Tech news: October

This month's top tech news stories

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Screening for alzheimer’s disease

A new blood test called p-tau217 shows promise as an Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarker, and when used in a two-step workflow very high accuracy to either identify or exclude brain amyloidosis – the earliest pathology.

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Mutations in blood stem cells and colon cancer

US scientists have found how common age-related changes in the blood system can make certain colon cancers grow faster.

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Improving transfusion safety: serious hazards of transfusion report

A look at the key findings and recommendations from the recent Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) annual report.

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Sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia: a review

Shahid Muhammad, a Chartered Scientist and academic at Coventry University, looks at the issues in relation to transfusion medicine.

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Laboratory examination of malaria: a brief review

Specialist Biomedical Scientist Kunalini Shanmuganathan with a nuts-and-bolts guide to examination for malaria.

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Blood culture pathways

IBMS President Debra Padgett with an update following the release of the Improving the Blood Culture Pathway report.

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Laboratory grown blood

With the first participants now taking part, we look at the RESTORE clinical trial, which it is hoped will lead to a revolution in treatments for people with blood disorders.

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Pre-analytical errors

A look at the impacts of continual improvements in pre-analytical journey at Great Ormond Street’s laboratories.

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