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

Haematopoietic stem cells are progenitor cells that have the ability to both generate all types of blood cells, including those of the myeloid and lymphoid lineages, and to replace themselves.

Blood testing forms the basis of 70% of all medical decisions made by physicians, and according to prior research can have a failure rate of 27% in people without visible veins and up to 60% in ...

Given these findings, a practical approach is to monitor white blood cell (WBC) count with a differential (including absolute neutrophil count) once a week in patients who are receiving vancomycin ...

A red blood cell (RBC) count measures the number of red blood cells in a sample of blood. It is part of a battery of tests called a complete blood count (CBC) which measures the different types and ...

One common cause of a blood pressure spike is white-coat syndrome. It is defined as blood pressure that is consistently high when a person sees a healthcare provider but is within a normal range when ...