Use of whole blood products to save egregiously injured U.S. military combatants became a practice during wars in Iraq and ...

Blood donation is often described as safe, but many people wonder what happens afterward. Doctors explain how the body ...

Yes, infections can cause anaemia in many ways. Infections can lead to inflammation of your body or parts of it, thanks to your body’s immune response. Then your body releases factors that can block ...

When someone gives blood, the donation is usually separated into components to use for specific needs. But in some cases, a ...

Researchers at Tsinghua University have created a rapid, label-free method using polarized light detection to identify and ...

Human bodies make 2 million red blood cells per second. They each live for 120 days and spend that time zooming completely around the body every 20 seconds, carrying oxygen from the lungs to other ...

Takeda and Protagonist Therapeutics have submitted a new drug application to the FDA for rusfertide for adults with ...

Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and immune function in the human body. When these cells become abnormally shaped, they can indicate serious health conditions, including diabetes, ...

Summit Fire & EMS and Red, White & Blue Fire emergency medical crews now carry “whole blood” to administer to trauma patients ...

Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of needle-shaped, ...

White blood cells help your body fight inflammation and infections. A high or low white blood cell count may be associated with a number of short-term or long-term health conditions. White blood cells ...