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Blood

Patient safety
Phasing out unnecessary blood testing
Published Oct 20, 2017
Eliminating widespread and unnecessary tests can improve patient health, save up to $2 million in costs each year / Hopkins Medicine
Blood money?
Published June 4, 2013
Economic incentives for blood donations should be encouraged, researchers say / Carey Business School
Red cell alert
Published March 8, 2013
Red blood cells stored longer than three weeks begin to lose capacity to deliver oxygen-rich cells where needed, study shows / Hopkins Medicine
Half-match transplants eliminate sickle cell disease
Published Sept 24, 2012
Trial discovery could help make transplants available to many who need them / Johns Hopkins Medicine