DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I was young, I donated blood several times and would have continued to do so, had I not become ineligible due to living in ...

A high platelet count refers to the small cells that help blood clot. Also called thrombocytosis or thrombocythemia, a high platelet count is more than 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood. A ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I was young, I donated blood several times and would have continued to do so, had I not become ineligible due to living in ...

Patients with essential thrombocythemia faced an average delay of 26.5 months between their first high platelet count and diagnosis. Patients experienced a significant delay in receiving an essential ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Platelet-rich plasma injections with high platelet counts may yield superior outcomes for patients with ...

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disease in which IgG antiplatelet antibodies accelerate platelet clearance and reduce platelet production. The prevalence of ITP is approximately 1 to 3 ...

A new way of interpreting standard blood tests could help GPs spot cancer warning signs sooner, according to scientists. Experts believe it could flag 10,000 patients a year who have a raised blood ...