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Neurology
Sys. Review
Restrictive platelet thresholds reduce transfusions without increasing death or bleeding risk in thrombocytopenic neonates
Restrictive transfusion thresholds reduce blood use in newborns without increasing death risk
A systematic review of 856 neonates found that restrictive platelet transfusion thresholds significantly reduced transfusion use. Crucially,…
Newborns with low platelet counts get fewer transfusions when doctors use stricter rules, saving blood without raising death or bleeding ris…
Cochrane
May 21, 2026
Psychiatry
Case report describes thrombocytopenia in two siblings after elemental mercury vapor exposure
Two siblings developed low platelet counts after exposure to mercury vapor
A case report describes two siblings who developed thrombocytopenia following elemental mercury vapor exposure.
Two siblings developed low platelet counts after breathing mercury vapor, adding a blood-related risk to known mercury dangers.
CDC
Apr 3, 2026