It's true that vitamin C can give your immune system a boost, but when it comes to treating or preventing colds, things get a ...

White blood cells are important foot soldiers in the immune system, but their numbers can be cut by health conditions or treatments like chemotherapy. Yale scientists have now discovered a molecule ...

A person with leukopenia has a low number of white blood cells, or leukocytes, in their blood. A low white blood cell count may make a person more likely to contract an infection. White blood cells ...

Immature ganulocytes, also called myeloblasts, are a type of young white blood cell. Unusual amounts of myeloblasts usually occur due to problems with bone marrow, such as certain types of blood ...

A simple blood test might determine which patients are at risk for long COVID, a new study says. Higher levels of leukocytes -- a form of white blood cell -- are associated with more severe symptoms ...

(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, a routine blood test called a complete blood count, or CBC, may do more than provide general health information. A new study ...

A historical cohort study of neonates in the UMass Newborn Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit born between 1999 and 2008 who had sepsis evaluations within the first 24 hours of life was ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a female and almost 75 years old. My vital signs are always normal, and I am active, but slightly overweight. I get quarterly blood draws, and every reading is in the normal range ...

A complete blood count (CBC) might suggest hemolytic anemia if your RBC, hemoglobin, and reticulocyte counts are low. But further testing may be required. Anemia occurs when you don’t have enough ...