One of Vanderbilt's latest studies has found a cure for sickle cell disease, a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood cell proteins, which often leads to pain, anemia and other issues ...

For patients with a rare type of blood cancer, treatment might finally be coming out of the Dark Ages. People with the chronic condition polycythemia vera make too many red blood cells, thickening ...

Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and immune function in the human body. When these cells become abnormally shaped, they can indicate serious health conditions, including diabetes, ...

Miriya Nurse, 16, spent months in the hospital undergoing a groundbreaking treatment that cured her rare blood disorder.

CAR T-cell therapy re-engineers immune cells to target and eradicate high-risk blood cancers, offering potential cures where traditional chemotherapy fails. Initially requiring inpatient care due to ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD), the most common inherited blood disorder, affects millions worldwide. In the United States alone, it impacts over 100,000 individuals, predominantly African Americans. The ...

Dr. Tiziano Barbui explains how excess blood cell production in certain myeloproliferative neoplasms can impair circulation and why treatments like phlebotomy are used. Excess blood cell production in ...

Despite a Trump administration push, there are few facilities offering the complex treatment in the rural areas where many ...

What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...