The proper frequency of these blood tests depends on your age and personal health status -- the most important thing is to ...

Following a heart transplant, patients must undergo surgical biopsies so that clinicians can monitor for signs of organ rejection. A new study shows the promise of a biomarker that could allow doctors ...

The Medical Corps previously discovered that giving whole blood is beneficial to soldiers who hemorrhaged significantly and couldn’t be evacuated immediately.

Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited disorders that affect the hemoglobin, which causes sickle-shaped red blood cells. Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment.

Several red blood cell disorders can decrease the effectiveness of a person’s red blood cells. These include anemia, polycythemia, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, and malaria.

The “Blood Cell”, a combination of blood experts and medical logisticians serving with the Australian Defence Force and U.S. Combined Joint Theater Medical Component, discuss the challenges ...

Erythrocytosis is when you have more red blood cells than normal. Learn more about what causes it, symptoms of erythrocytosis, and how it's treated.

Human red blood cells at 1,000 times magnification. Micro Discovery via Getty Images. Researchers have performed the first transfusions of red blood cells grown in a lab as part of a U.K.-based ...

The destruction of red blood cells, or mechanical hemolysis, is an inevitable complication of interventional devices, so scientists want to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders. Affected hemoglobin inside your red blood cells (RBCs) causes them to lose their flexible donut shape and take on a “C” shape.

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of your body and return with carbon dioxide. If your red blood cell count is low, your tissues may lack oxygen, which can lead to fatigue ...

Red blood cell disorders refer to conditions that affect either the number or function of red blood cells (RBCs). Also known as erythrocytes, RBCs are concave, disc-shaped cells that move through ...