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The medical community continuously seeks to discover new cancer treatments and blood disorder treatments. New therapies work best when doctors listen, diagnose correctly and find the best [...]

Everyone bleeds. The average person bleeds for about 2-7 minutes and clots in 8-15 minutes. This is the first step in the healing process. However, not every person bleeds and clots this way. [...]

While there is currently no cure for this disorder, proper treatments can significantly improve patients’ quality of life. In this article, we discuss everything you should know about [...]

Anemia is a common blood disorder. Nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide are affected by anemia and more than 3 million people in the United States experience the condition. More than 400 types of [...]

Treating hemochromatosis with phlebotomies is a safe and effective way to reduce excess iron in the body. Hemochromatosis is a condition that causes one’s body to absorb and store too much iron [...]

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a genetic disorder affecting blood cells. It causes abnormal blood vessels to form and can affect multiple organs in different ways. Also known as [...]

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (Mar. 9, 2022) – Personalized Hematology-Oncology of Wake Forest announces that Dr. Paul VanSweden has joined the practice. Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, [...]

Brett Marlowe became ill on his honeymoon and was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia just 11 days after his wedding. This aggressive cancer, which begins in blood cells and has a [...]

As one of the most misunderstood diseases, a sickle cell anemia (SCA) diagnosis is not what it once was. September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, designated by Congress to help focus attention [...]

Too high a platelet count can mean an increased risk of blood clots while too few can cause several diseases. Genetic problems and faulty antibodies can lead to small clotting issues in the body, [...]