Hematology

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. [...]

Over 1.62 billion people have some form of anemia worldwide. There are many different forms of anemia with some being mild while others are severe. Some forms of anemia may be a medication side [...]

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 [...]

Hemophilia is a serious medical condition that occurs in 1 out of every 5,000 live births, according to the National Hemophilia Foundation. Hemophilia A is four times as common as hemophilia B. [...]

Sickle cell anemia, also often referred to as sickle cell disease, is an inherited genetic blood disorder. Roughly 100,000 Americans have sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell can be a puzzling [...]

Help us drive toward a cure during National Blood Cancer Awareness Month. September is National Blood Cancer Awareness Month. During this month-long campaign, blood cancer organizations and [...]

You may think there is an easy fix after being diagnosed with iron deficiency, with or without anemia. “I’ll just take some iron tabs and be fine!” Although this is true for some people with an [...]