Blood Donation Practices and Awareness of Blood Types Among Adults in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study.

Background Blood donation serves as a crucial component of healthcare systems worldwide, ensuring the availability of blood for life-saving therapies and medical procedures. To date, no studies have assessed the knowledge of blood donors regarding their own blood type, overall awareness of blood types, and blood donation practices within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) population. Aim The present study's primary objective is to assess knowledge regarding blood types and blood donation practices among adult blood donors in the UAE.

β-Thalassemia and Diabetes Mellitus: Current State and Future Directions.

β-Thalassemia major is a congenital hemoglobin disorder that requires regular blood transfusion. The disease is often associated with iron overload and diabetes mellitus, among other complications. Pancreatic iron overload in β-thalassemia patients disrupts β-cell function and insulin secretion and induces insulin resistance.