On July 7, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new warnings regarding hydroxyethyl starch (HES) blood volume expanders. Specifically, the FDA is now requiring manufacturers to ...

When a U.S. soldier is wounded in combat, his lost blood is often replaced with Hextend®, a plasma expander developed by BioTime (www.biotimeinc.com). The high molecular weight plasma expander also is ...

New Orleans -- The need for blood transfusions on the battlefield presents a multitude of logistical problems. For cities removed from the fighting, the treatment of mass casualties where blood might ...

Prevention of Plasma Expansion-induced Metabolic Acidosis: If, When and Why? It is not objectively possible to propose clear-cut guidelines on the basis of currently available data, but the following ...

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] Korea Union Pharmaceutical announced on the 13th that it has released the final report on the project "Production of Biocompatible Gelatin from Donpi and ...

Although donors are compensated for the service and get a free physical, donating plasma has developed a certain stigma that prompted the local plasma center to attempt to dispel misinformation. Drew ...