Zakia Cooper Boston, a Brockton mother who tragically lost her two sons in a car crash in Raynham in July 2023, shared on ...

“A high MCHC is pretty uncommon, and that's seen in some red blood cell disorders,” Gallagher says. For instance, it can be caused by sickle cell disease or hereditary spherocytosis.

It may be due to mechanical problems (leaky heart valves or aneurysms), infections, autoimmune disorders, or congenital abnormalities in red blood cells. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited ...

Vitamins might seem like tiny nutrients, but their absence can cause huge problems. Many people go about their daily lives ...

Vitamin B12 is a vital nutrient responsible for red blood cell formation, nerve health, and the creation of DNA. Even though ...

Reverting to HbF in thalassaemia and SCD patients produces normal, healthy red blood cells, rather than the misshapen cells produced by faulty haemoglobin in the two disorders. Patients remain in ...

India faces a significant burden of the sickle cell disease — where red blood cells become sickle-shaped, reducing ...

Sickle cell disease commonly affects people of African and Caribbean backgrounds and can be life-threatening but campaigners ...

So far, nothing we’ve been able to create can replace blood. “Whole blood” consists of three different types of cells (red ...

It removes some of your blood to get rid of extra red blood cells. It also lowers your red blood cell count, so your blood thickness starts to get closer to normal. You may get phlebotomy when ...

Anemia remains a major public health concern in India, affecting women, children and pregnant mothers, leading to severe ...

They grew these cells in two environments: one containing erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production which is increased after each blood donation, and another ...