Histoplasma capsulatum

For anyone who treats haematological malignancies, myeloma is a challenging disease to tackle. It remains incurable with a relapsing-remitting pattern of illness.

Our blood carries so much all over our body. It is truly a reflection of how well or how badly we are doing. Doctors everywhere…

A 39 year old male presented to A&E with shortness of breath, the patient had been feeling lethargic, generally unwell and short of breath for several weeks since having his AstraZeneca COVID 19 vaccine but was now short of breath when at rest and unable to walk upstairs.

The blood bank has a vital role in the running of any hospital. Blood is essential to a whole range of clinical scenarios. Think of patients with major trauma, or post-partum haemorrhage, and chronic anaemia conditions like some thalassaemia syndromes. Without the availability of blood products, clinical management would be very difficult, if not impossible.