Blood transfusions are an essential component of modern medicine. Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion, and the importance of this life saving procedure has ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A cutting-edge procedure is gaining popularity for those seeking to reduce signs of aging on their hands. Dr. Elizabeth Muennich of Dermatology & Skin Care Associates explained the ...

How Does Doptelet Work in Thrombocytopenia? Thrombocytopenia is when your blood has too few platelets (also called thrombocytes). Platelets are blood cells made in the soft, spongy tissue inside your ...

The recent blood shortage in the U.S.—exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and a plummeting number of donations—has had a particularly strong effect on the growing demand for platelets, which help ...

“The Transfusion Medicine Service in the Department of Pathology performs therapeutic apheresis on patients who have an illness associated with an abnormal cellular or plasma-based blood component,” ...

'Tendinopathy' describes a range of conditions that affect tendons, causing pain, weakness and stiffness. The symptoms are usually associated with overuse. Sites commonly involved are the extensor ...

A novel technique to test platelet function within a person’s blood sample is faster, easier and more precise than methods currently in use, an experimental study shows. Nature Biomedical Engineering ...