Blood tests are a standard part of routine and preventive healthcare. A doctor will often order a blood test before or following a physical examination. A doctor may also order blood tests to evaluate ...

Tens of thousands of people have already volunteered to donate blood. But donations will also be needed in the coming weeks.

We all know blood is red. But not all red blood is created equal. The exact shade of your blood can actually tell you a lot about what’s happening inside your body. And while you might not spend much ...

Here are 5 things individuals should know about the powerful impact of blood donation and the benefits becoming a donor can have for patients in need. January is celebrated as National Blood Donor ...

Adam Taylor is affiliated with the Anatomical Society. Blood is fascinating. Many people learn at school that its function is to transport oxygen and nutrients around the body and remove waste ...

When Caroline Wangamati was touring a rural Kenyan hospital in 2018, the doctors shared that two young mothers would likely be dead within hours. Their hemoglobin levels were catastrophically low — a ...

If you meet certain eligibility criteria and want to make a difference in your community, blood donation is a great way to do so, according to the World Health Organization. Donating whole blood ...

After an allogeneic stem cell transplant, a recipient’s body faces a daunting task: rebuilding the person’s blood-forming and immune systems from the ground up from a relatively small number of “seed” ...

As an attending physician in Ottawa, I often treat women who are recently diagnosed with a blood clot. My female patients are of all ages — from young women to the elderly — but they often have one ...

Soon after SARS-CoV-2 began its assault on the world, scientists began searching for clues about what, if any, factors made people more or less likely to get infected with the virus, and more or less ...

For the fourth time in as many blood drives, a training company with one of the smallest class sizes and the shortest ...

Delays, lost luggage, and trying to stay away from germs aren't the only things to think about when you fly. Long airplane trips can also raise your chances of getting blood clots. A clot is a clump ...