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 ...

An experimental genetic test can gauge a person's risk of developing potentially deadly blood clots, researchers report. People who scored high on the test had more than double the rate of heart ...

Abnormal crosstalk between blood platelets and cells lining blood vessels is one cause of deadly organ damage in patients with severe COVID-19, a new study finds. Led by researchers from NYU Grossman ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

Thrombocytopenia occurs when there aren’t enough platelets, which are tiny blood cells that help with clotting. In some cases, thrombocytopenia is the first sign of acute HIV infection. Severe ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I was young, I donated blood several times and would have continued to do so, had I not become ineligible due to living in ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Hospitals and blood centers are always trying to avoid shortages. Someone needs blood every two seconds, and less than 10% of the eligible U.S. population donates annually. For one ...

Blood tests are a critical diagnostic tool for establishing a health baseline in pets, not just for detecting disease. The Complete Blood Count (CBC) assesses red cells, white cells, and platelets to ...

Abnormal crosstalk between blood platelets and cells lining blood vessels is one cause of deadly organ damage in patients with severe COVID-19, a new study finds. Abnormal crosstalk between blood ...