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Research.Education.Discovery Blog
The Research.Education.Discovery blog showcases Canadian Blood Services’ work and explains the basic science behind what we do. We invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improvements in everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients.
These R.E.D. blog posts are republished from Canadian Blood Services’ main website. See all blogs at blood.ca/RED.
September 29, 2020
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
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A recent research paper points towards machine learning as a solution to improve how experts assess the shape of red blood cells, or red blood cell morphology. With the potential to eliminate |
September 24, 2020
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) was established in 2004 and brings together Canada’s top-ranked health and biomedical scientists and scholars to make a positive impact on the urgent
September 15, 2020
Guest Author
By Dr. Yulia Lin and Casey Kapitany
Blood transfusion is one of the most commonly ordered procedures in hospitals. In Canada, more than 1 million red blood cell units are transfused every year
September 10, 2020
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Earl W. Davie, Ph.D., professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle, died in June 2020.
Over the course of Dr. Davie’s long and distinguished career, he made many
August 20, 2020
Dr. Aditi Khandelwal
There is a comical clock in the office of Dr. Isra Levy, vice-president of medical affairs and innovation at Canadian Blood Services headquarters in Ottawa, with the numbers on the clockface jumbled
August 12, 2020
Zi Yan Chen
In a new study, a research team that includes experts from Canadian Blood Services and the McMaster Centre for Transfusion Research showed that genotyping red blood cell (RBC) proteins could help make
August 7, 2020
Tricia Abe
COVID-19 has had major implications for patients who need blood transfusions, blood donors, and the transfusion services and hospitals that manage transfusions. For example, in the event of a shortage
July 31, 2020
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
With funding from Health Canada, Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec are supporting research to contribute to the establishment of adequate evidence-based research for alternative screening
July 21, 2020
Jenny Ryan
Third module of Canadian Clinical Guide to Organ Donation just launched
The Canadian Clinical Guide to Organ Donation is an essential curriculum for health professionals that enhances competencies in