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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.
December 10, 2019
Tricia Abe
When a patient who needs a red blood cell transfusion has unexpected red blood cell antibodies (non-ABO) in their blood, health-care providers have to make decisions about what kind of red blood cell
December 5, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
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What’s old is new again. Recent research has shown that whole blood may be the best fluid to replace what’s being lost in actively bleeding
November 29, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
The Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation recently awarded successful applicants to the following funding competitions:
The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers salary support for young
November 14, 2019
Canadian Blood Services trainees
The AABB Annual Meeting is a must-attend event for those in the fields
November 7, 2019
Catherine Lewis
Dr. Donald Branch’s career shows a scientist driven by intellectual curiosity. From Gila monster venom to crocodile blood, from HIV to Ebola to huge discoveries improving outcomes for transfusion and
October 31, 2019
Catherine Lewis
Drinking the blood of the young, and thereby somehow capturing their youth, is a common literary trope. The ghoulish notion speaks to our cultural fascination with youth, but also to our dread of
October 24, 2019
Jenny Ryan
The 2019 Canadian Transplant Summit took place Oct. 15-19 in iconic Banff, Alta. Presented by the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST), Canadian Blood Services and the Canadian Donation and
October 8, 2019
Jenny Ryan
This year marks the fifth annual Deceased Organ Donation Symposium at the Critical Care Canada Forum in Toronto.
Presented by Canadian Blood Services, Trillium Gift of Life and the Canadian Donation
October 1, 2019
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Stories underlie all research experiences, and we want to hear them! The 2019 Canadian Blood Services’ Lay Science Writing Competition launches today and is open for submissions until Nov. 29, 2019