The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
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I am a 79-year-old female. I am in generally good health, but have a question about RhoGAM. When I had my children in the ‘60s, I was in the original study conducted to see if my AB negative blood ...
One of the most important characteristics of blood is its type. Knowing your blood type is essential for several healthcare situations. Knowing someone's blood type is important for blood transfusions ...
In March, the U.S. FDA reported a major shortage of Rhogam, the anti-D immune globulin most widely used to prevent Rh factor incompatibility in pregnancy. Without treatment, second and subsequent ...
Courtney Yeager's antibodies began attacking her son while Yaeger was pregnant. Doctors gave the fetus blood transfusions into the umbilical cord. The stress of the situation contributed to postpartum ...
The mysterious Rh factor-in human blood had disturbed the serenity of many a mother-to-be. For if a wife’s blood were Rh negative and a husband’s Rh positive, their child might be stillborn, or born ...
If a woman with Rh-negative blood bears a baby fathered by an Rh-positive man, there is a grave risk that she will become sensitized to the Rh factor in her baby’s blood and begin to produce anti-Rh ...
New York (MedscapeWire) Sept 13 — The New York Blood Center announced Wednesday evening that donor response to today's tragic events has been excellent, with an estimated 4000 donations received from ...