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Research.Education.Discovery Blog
The Research.Education.Discovery blog showcases Canadian Blood Services’ work and explains the basic science behind what we do. We invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improvements in everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients.
These R.E.D. blog posts are republished from Canadian Blood Services’ main website. See all blogs at blood.ca/RED.
July 30, 2024
Kaitlyn Chuong
This blog was originally prepared by CBR communications and programs coordinator Kaitlyn Chuong and former Canadian Blood Services knowledge broker Dr. Travis Sztainert, with edits provided by Abby
June 7, 2024
Abby Wolfe
Red blood cell transfusions may be a life-sustaining therapy for individuals living with sickle cell disease, thalassemia and other conditions that affect the structure, chemistry, or production of
May 2, 2024
Dr. Jennie Haw
The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, is taking place May 23-26 in Saskatoon. Each year, the CSTM
April 25, 2024
Dr. Matthew Yan
The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, is taking place May 23-26 in Saskatoon. Each year, the CSTM
April 17, 2024
Dr. Travis Sztainert
Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder that undermines blood's regular clotting mechanism. There are two types of hemophilia, known as hemophilia A and hemophilia B, which are caused by a shortage or
April 9, 2024
Abby Wolfe
Canadian Blood Services has multiple competitive funding programs open to Canadian researchers that pursue projects related to our research priorities. Since 2017, Canadian Blood Services’ Blood
January 9, 2024
Abby Wolfe
To ensure ethical integrity is maintained in research activities, Canadian Blood Services’ independent Research Ethics Board (REB) reviews all research applications involving human participants that
December 15, 2023
Aldis Brennan
Another year, another set of research, education, and discovery blogs. Here’s the top viewed articles of 2023:
5. Investigating the impact of age and diabetic status on blood product |
December 14, 2023
Tricia Abe
Every year Canadian Blood Services publishes a report highlighting its achievements in research and development. By integrating research and development into the Canadian blood system, Canadian Blood