Have you ever been told that your "platelet count is high" during a blood test at a health checkup or medical screening? Platelets are blood cells that gather to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is ...

Dr. Keith Roach addresses a reader's concern about whether an enlarged spleen is the cause of low platelet counts.

The Jehovah's Witnesses' longtime opposition to blood transfusions derives from their interpretation of Bible passages ...

A 20-year-old college volleyball player in Kentucky died just 3 months after being diagnosed with a rare disorder.

The American Red Cross and Local4 will host the Local4 You Blood Drive on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. across Hastings, Grand Island, and Kearney, offering donors a $15 e-gift card to help ...

Red Cross urges September blood and platelet donations in St. Louis, Illinois and Missouri, with incentives, local drives and ...

A man was left stunned after his medical claim allegedly got rejected by his insurance company, over Dengue “not” being “that serious".

The blood has so many parts and so many functions. From platelets to plasma, from red blood cells to white blood cells, our blood has a multitude of jobs and actually makes up about 7-8% of our body ...