Blood Disorders Stories
- Individuals in their 30s and 40s are urged to monitor themselves for possible stroke related to COVID-19.
- Calls to amend the FDA policy on blood donations have been raised as hospitals deal with the rising number of patients in need of blood transfusion.
- Even though they seem unrelated, the condition of your hair may indicate how well your thyroid gland is working. Here are some other ways your body points out health issues.
- A new study reveals that prolonged sitting during TV viewing may be deadlier than expected.
- Researchers have identified the genetic mutation they believe helped contribute to vampire myths of the past.
- Immunotherapy was highly effective at treating multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, in a recent clinical trial.
- A new study has found that high platelet count may be an early indicator of cancer; the discovery could save lives through earlier cancer diagnosis.
- Two new studies suggest we are well on the way to creating a limitless supply of artificial blood.
- The five things to ask your doctor about blood test results.
- Researchers in England have succeeded in growing human blood in a lab setting, using stem cells. However, the method is not yet perfected, and does not replace the need for traditional blood donations.
- Researchers in China develop paper strip test that can determine your blood type in just 30 seconds.
- A new experimental gene therapy drug has cured a third of seriously ill lymphoma patients involved in a clinical trial. However, the same drug may also have killed two volunteers. More research is needed.