Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...

Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy travelling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen to all the different ...

High bilirubin levels increase the risk of developing bilirubin gallstones—a type of gallstone more prevalent in Sickle Cell ...

Often when we feel shortness of breath after light physical activity, we dismiss it as fatigue or tiredness. But it can ...

When a patient is bleeding out, the risk of death rises with every minute that passes, trauma experts have told The News.

Jackson surpassed its goal during the most recent community blood drive held Feb. 4 at the Drill Sergeant Timothy Kay Soldier ...

The goal is to enable soldiers to better withstand the extreme conditions of the battlefield. Red blood cells, naturally tasked with distributing oxygen, could become vectors for drugs or biological ...

Transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) can be life-saving treatments for patients suffering from anemia, where the body lacks enough healthy RBCs to effectively deliver oxygen around the body. But the ...

Let me explain this further. The breakdown of red blood cells can lead to gallstone formation due to their crescent shape. Their primary function is to carry oxygen throughout the body.

All three were hooked up to machines that provided a readout of their vital signs, and all three were prepared to have a ...

According to research studies and demographic surveys by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and genetic researchers, sickle cell disease is widespread in many tribal groups of India, especially amon ...