DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I was young, I donated blood several times and would have continued to do so, had I not become ineligible due to living in ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. 15 – Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a new contributor to atherosclerosis, the most common form of hardening of the arteries.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My brother has low blood platelets and anemia. He will be 73 this year and has had three back surgeries. What causes low blood platelets? Can anything be done to raise platelet count?

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...

Some teenagers dream of getting a driver's license, buying a cheap car and spending late nights out with friends. But when he was young, Ryan Dolce hoped to one day give blood. At the time, the now-30 ...

LEBANON, N.H. (WCAX) - An 87-year-old Ohio man is on his third quest to donate blood platelets in every state, and on Wednesday, he took his Platelets Across America campaign to the Upper Valley. The ...

MANCHESTER — During National Volunteer Month in April, the American Red Cross asks donors to help protect the blood supply by making and keeping blood or platelet donation appointments in the weeks ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting marketing authorization for rilzabrutinib (Wayrilz, Sanofi) to treat immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in adults who are refractory to other ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (April 8, 2024) — During National Volunteer Month in April, the American Red Cross asks donors to help protect the blood supply by making and keeping blood or platelet donation ...