Transfusion

An Edmonton vet last month successfully performed a rare blood transfusion, giving an ailing porcupine a new lease on life.Dr. Darren Mandrusiak works at the Harvest Pointe Animal Hospital, an exotic pet hospital in the southeast of the…

<!-- -->The court ruled the operation was in the child's "best interest". (Representative pic)A court in New Zealand has taken temporary custody of a sick baby whose parents stopped the child from having life-saving heart surgery…

The New Zealand High Court has ruled that a six-month-old baby at the centre of a controversial blood transfusion case will be taken under the guardianship of health authorities so he can receive a life-saving operation. His parents…

Amid the rising Dengue cases in India, Delhi reported the first death of this year due to the disease on Wednesday. According to WHO, Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease, which is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species…

Blood transfusion is a procedure to provide blood to an individual or a patient, who has lost blood due to an injury or a surgery (Image: AFP)Blood transfusion gone wrong may result in rashes and itching or even in lung damage in serious…