Tuesday, December 16, 2014


While new Hepatitis drugs are very expensive, the FDA now gives US blood banks a tool (a blood cleaning device) so that plasma may be transferred between people and not spread hepatitis, nor West nile. it is called the Intercept Blood system. It uses amotosalen (a synthetic psoralen) and UV light. After 704 people successfully used it, it passed muster.


Source: fda


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