Medical Lab Science Simplified·1d agoPlatelet Transfusions: How Platelets Are Made, Stored, and UsedPlatelets are tiny cell fragments in the blood. When you get a cut, platelets clump together to plug the cut. This is the first step of…
Medical Lab Science Simplified·4d agoFactor Concentrates and Recombinant ProductsClotting factors are proteins in the blood that work together to form a blood clot. Some patients are low on many clotting factors at once…
Medical Lab Science Simplified·Nov 5Fresh Frozen Plasma, PF24, and CryoprecipitatePlasma is the liquid part of the blood. It’s what’s left after the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are removed. Plasma…
Medical Lab Science Simplified·Nov 3Washed, Leukocyte-Reduced, and Irradiated Red Blood CellsPacked red blood cells (red blood cells with most of the plasma removed) are the most common blood component given to patients. However…
L. A. Cargill·Sep 3What is A Medical Laboratory Scientist?Also known as a “Lab Tech,” “Vampire,” or “Blood Sucker!”A response icon2A response icon2
Taleb Sabouni·Jan 7The Alchemist of the Levant, On Blood, Exile, and the Fragility of MercyBy Taleb Sabouni, California January 6th, 2026
Desalegn Tegabu·Jul 7, 2025Blood, Reform, and Reflection: How Ethiopia Reimagined Its Blood Donation SystemThough it’s been nearly two decades, I vividly remember that guy from medical school — the unofficial walking blood bank. Tall, charming…
Dr Vijayalakshmi Aluri·Jun 27, 2025Hands That Serve, Heart That Leads: My Rotary PathDr.Vijayalakshmi Aluri, Winner of World Bank’s Projects competition, Author, Health Educator, Social worker and Gynecologist, Sri Sri…A response icon2A response icon2
InThe Daily Cuppa GrandebyMaria Rattray·Dec 13, 2023A Blood Donation Experience that Still Makes Me Smile For All the Right ReasonsOne minute I was feeling negative, then suddenly my face was wreathed in smiles. What a praiseworthy initiative!A response icon12A response icon12
InBouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOObyL. A. Cargill·Mar 30, 2023Why Are Rare Blood Types More Common Than You Think?The Questions Are, Do I Have A Rare, Special, Or Alien Blood Type?A response icon1A response icon1
