Learn more about platelets, small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding and serve other important purposes.

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WXII 12 News will hold a Community Blood Drive on Thursday, May 29, at College Park Baptist Church Gym located at 1701 Polo ...

Outside Naperville North High School on Saturday, a mini-fest — with kids’ activities, inflatable attractions, live music, ...

But a couple of years ago, he switched to donating plasma, the liquid part of the blood that can be taken weekly because the ...

DONOpack in-line whole blood filter can remove leukocytes from fresh or overnighthold whole blood for preparing leuko-reduced red cells and leuko-reduced plasma.

where we transfuse approximately 32,309 packed red blood cells (RBCs), 87,760 random-donor platelets 4878 single donor platelets 8958 units of fresh frozen plasma 549 granulocytes, and 1553 ...

A healthy Sri Lankan woman who thought she injured herself doing household chores says her true diagnosis shocked everyone.

The blood cancer market is experiencing robust growth, driven by rising incidence rates and advancements in targeted therapies and immuno-oncology. I ...

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