The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply as strong ...

The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply as strong ...

Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called ...

The use of cryopreserved platelets is associated with higher perioperative blood loss, higher transfusion use, and longer ICU ...

Platelets form clots to help people stop bleeding when they get a cut or scrape, and the body constantly needs to make new ...

The study included 202 adults undergoing cardiac surgery at 11 Australian tertiary hospitals between August 2021 and April ...

Organizations that run blood drives are urging people to help combat a winter dip in blood and platelet donations.

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed an intriguing new way to fight cancer by combining two types of experimental therapies. Their secret ingredient is creating a ...

ITP affects about 5 people per 10,000. It can be associated with other conditions that are hematologic (leukemia) or ...

Days before Christmas, Orin Albrecht completed his 500th donation, reaching a milestone achieved by only a small number of ...

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has made an urgent plea for more blood donations as they warn that their current ...