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2 months ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Louise H Strickland |Hayley Evans |NIHR Blood |Antony Palmer

INTRODUCTION Blood transfusion services are struggling to meet current demand for blood transfusion, and blood shortages increasingly occur in resource-rich1, 2 and resource-poor countries.3 There is a need for mitigation strategies to reduce the need for transfusion.

May 8, 2024 | academic.oup.com | NIHR Blood |NHS Blood

The landmark paper by Chaudhry et al.1 elegantly demonstrates the early survival advantages seen with kidney transplantation versus remaining on the waiting list. However, the authors of this letter feel that conclusions regarding increased time to benefit in ethnic minorities are not supported by the data presented. Chaudhry et al.1 conclude that ‘the benefit of living longer with a kidney transplant was delayed for older people and those who were Asian or black’.

Feb 13, 2024 | academic.oup.com | NIHR Blood

Liver transplantation is the only life-saving treatment option available for patients with end-stage liver disease and some advanced liver cancers. Outcomes after liver transplantation have improved over the past two decades; however, there are data showing significantly poorer outcomes within black recipients1. The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the roles social deprivation and access to healthcare play in health outcomes in the minoritized population2.

Jan 11, 2024 | alzres.biomedcentral.com | NIHR Blood

L.W., C.W. and J. Z. conceived and designed the study. S.L. and D.G. developed the protein genetic prediction models. S.L. and J.Z. performed statistical analyses. H.Z. performed IPA and PPI analyses. M.A.A. performed molecular docking analysis. J.Z. wrote the first version of manuscript. L.W. and K.W. helped with drafting the manuscript. C.W. contributed to statistical analyses. Z.Z., P.S., S.F., A.S.B., M.A.A., and H-W. D. contributed to interpretation of results and/or manuscript revision.

Jan 11, 2024 | academic.oup.com | NIHR Blood

An article by Endo et al.1 addresses an important topic in transplant oncology. Endo et al.1 are to be congratulated for performing this large population-based study; however, there are some questions regarding the results and interpretation of the study.