Leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses are modifying their prohibition on receiving blood transfusions on religious grounds, now allowing members to decide whether to allow their own blood to be drawn and ...

The new guidance permits members to make personal decisions regarding autologous blood, which is blood drawn from a patient in advance and stored for later use during surgery. The announcement was ...

But the organization is retaining its wider prohibition against receiving transfusions of others' blood — a procedure ...

Logistical advantages and safety aside, whole-blood transfusion offered no clinical improvement for the treatment of life-threatening hemorrhage in the prehospital setting, the ra ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A new emergency tool is helping save lives in Clayton County. The pre-hospital blood transfusion program means firefighters and paramedics in the field can now take blood ...

Fort Worth Fire Department Capt. Trent Robinson works to transfuse a patient with a unit of blood in the back of an ambulance in Fort Worth on a late fall evening in 2025. The department has initiated ...

Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS, DACVAA, shares insights on managing surgical bleeding, addressing common mistakes, and improving patient care in veterinary practices. In this Q&A, Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tranexamic acid lowered the need for transfusions for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgeries compared with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Outcomes from early vs. restrictive transfusion strategies after general or vascular surgery were similar. The ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read that in the 1700s, animal blood was transfused into humans to cure syphilis. Is this true? -- T.U. ANSWER: The story is a bit more complicated. Transfusion from animals into ...