The use of the investigational weekly subcutaneous injection rusfertide significantly reduced the need for phlebotomy among ...

Adding rusfertide to standard of care more than doubled the share of patients with polycythemia vera (PV) who did not meet ...

Phlebotomy is when someone uses a needle to take blood from a vein, usually in your arm. Also called a blood draw or venipuncture, it’s an important tool for diagnosing many medical conditions.

Phlebotomy refers to drawing blood from a person’s vein with a needle. Lab tests on blood samples are important as they measure different blood components and provide information that can lead ...

In the VERIFY study, rusfertide significantly improved clinical responses vs placebo in polycythemia vera, offering a ...

Rusfertide plus current standard of care more than doubled clinical response rates across high- and low-risk PV groups, significantly reducing phlebotomy eligibility compared to placebo plus ...

Phlebotomy is essential but burdensome, leading to healthcare dependency and impacting patient autonomy. Cytoreductive therapies reduce phlebotomy needs but offer limited symptom relief ...

Students in the first cohort from the Goodwill of Southeast Georgia's Phlebotomy Technician Certification program gave their beloved teacher Quinlin Moore a nickname: The Godmother of Phlebotomy.

Adding rusfertide to standard care can reduce the need for phlebotomy and improve symptoms in patients with polycythemia vera who require frequent phlebotomies, data suggest.