Certain Blood Transfusions Put Patients At Risk Of Experiencing Symptoms of Alpha-Gal Syndrome, Study Finds

Certain Blood Transfusions Put Patients At Risk Of Experiencing Symptoms of Alpha-Gal Syndrome, Study Finds MedPage Today reported that in regions of the U.S. with a high prevalence of tick-induced alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), researchers found that people with type O blood who received B or AB platelet or plasma units were nearly four times more likely to have an allergic transfusion reaction compared with those who received O units. Researchers said the findings would likely lead to a change in transfusion practices. https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/pharma-and-tech-082526/