Additions include an FDA-licensed donor screening assay for anti-HCV and a cleared diagnostic test for N. gonorrhoeae.

The CDC website for geographic risk areas for Zika virus has been renamed to “Geographic areas at increased risk for Zika virus transmission through donation of human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products (HCT/Ps)” (previously titled “Blood and Tissue Safety”). Establishments may continue to access the CDC website using the link included in the guidance titled “Donor Screening Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of Zika Virus by Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products.”

Managed Healthcare Executive
Researchers found that epicardial fat tissue volume was higher in individuals with atrial fibrillation than in healthy individuals.

SciTechDaily
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System found that multiple COVID-19 infections can contribute "substantial additional risk" across different organ systems.

Neoscope
PearlAfricaSat-1 will print tissue used in research since Earth's gravity makes bioprinting more difficult.

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According to research published in Cell, scientists studied RTMs of different tissue, differing species of RTMs, and their activities. They found Kupffer cells and macrophages oversee the erythropoietic cycle while microglia in trhe central nervous system manage the health of neurons.

Dating from antiquity during Greek and Roman times up to 19th-century medical education in both Europe and the U.S., informed consent for whole-body appropriation was not always the standard. Join AATB on Dec. 7 for a presentation that will document historical practices and trace the history of consent for tissue procurement to current times.

Alachua, Florida: Job Title: Donor Information Associate Department: Donor Information Effective Date: 11/4/2022 Location: Remote or Alachua, FL.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Miracles In Sight seeks energetic, compassionate individuals for remote Donor Center Coordinator positions in our 24 / 7 Donor Call Center. Donor Coordinators work closely with grieving families to facilitate eye tissue donation for corneal transplant and research in the United States and around the world.

Leander, Texas: About Parametrics Medical - Parametrics Medical provides the latest advancements in allograft tissue, biologics implants, and regenerative medicine designed to enhance surgical outcomes and improve patient quality of life while honoring the gift of donated human tissue.