Noncancerous blood disorders are conditions that affect blood cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood disorders may cause symptoms and complications, but most are ...

A Black female doctor when that was rare, she developed a diagnostic test for the disease that is still a standard tool, as ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

The amino acid glutamine plays an unexpected role in erythropoiesis, the differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells into mature red blood cells. Ordinarily, glutamine is broken down by stem cells ...

Cristina Pina receives funding from Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group via the Little Princess Trust and the National Centre for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animals in Research.

Conference MDAngle offers personal perspectives from conference attendees, showcasing their anticipation, quick takeaways, and insights into how the presented research will affect their patients. The ...

The American Red Cross is calling for more blood donations from people who are African American, Black or multiracial, saying ...

Please tell your readers about this so as not to scare them into taking medicine that they might not need. There still may be something going on with me, and I will be getting more tests to be sure ...

What Is an MCHC Blood Test? A mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) blood test measures the amount of a protein called hemoglobin in your red blood cells. It’s one of many measurements ...

Sickle cell thalassemia occurs when you inherit both a sickle cell gene mutation and a thalassemia gene mutation. Symptoms are similar to other types of sickle cell disease but can vary depending on ...

Hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, anemia, leukemias, or a low platelet count can cause bruising. A person should contact a doctor if they are concerned about their bruising. Bruising is one of the ...