Hematology

Blood Donation: What You Need to Know January is National Blood Donor Month, a time to celebrate the lifesaving impact of blood and platelet donors. National Blood Donor Month honors voluntary [...]

Each year about 10,000 Americans are diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. As myelodysplastic syndrome usually affects older people, the number of people who develop this syndrome is likely to [...]

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. [...]

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, [...]

September is National Leukemia Awareness Month, cancer of the white blood cells; a time intended to inform the general public about this specific form of cancer and help people recognize the [...]

The average human body contains anywhere from five to seven quarts of blood. When one’s blood is lost, it has to be replenished. Even the blood that stays in our body needs to be replaced [...]

Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a bleeding disorder that affects roughly one percent of the general population. Von Willebrand disease is a genetic disease, meaning patients get it from their [...]

For patients with a blood disorder, blood transfusions are a normal part of life. A biotech company called Bluebird Bio is working to change that. Recently, they’ve published the results of two [...]