Transfusion of blood components can be an essential and lifesaving treatment for many patients. However, components must comply with a number of national requirements to ensure they are safe and fit ...

To curb the practice of overcharging, the top drug regulator has decided to eliminate all other costs, meaning that hospitals and blood banks can only now charge processing fees for blood. In a ...

Mumbai: Following the National Blood Transfusion Bank (NBTC) increasing processing charge for blood and blood components in June last year, the state public health department has decided to increase ...

The National Blood Collection Report shows that blood banking is a multi-billion dollar industry, starting with a free donation. The demand for blood products has hospitals paying a premium to blood ...

The Center for Health Sciences is a complex maze to most students – but behind one particular door, another intricate system of machines works around the clock to filter, sort and label units of ...

LAKEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- To help address platelet shortages and streamline blood center operations, The Blood Center in New Orleans has become the second U.S. blood center to ...

LifeStream Blood Bank, which provides blood products to more than 80 Southern California hospitals, is renovating its San Bernardino laboratory this year. One of the capital project’s major components ...

The directorate general of health services of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently revised guidelines pertaining to the processing charges for blood and blood components. The ...