What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low ...

Research has proven frozen blood platelets are safe and effective for use in critically injured patients—a breakthrough dramatically extending their shelf life for transfusions from one week to two ...

The potential for a much longer shelf life means the life-saving treatment could be used in rural and remote areas as well as combat zones. Colleen Stieler-Hunt says blood platelets helped save her ...

“I remember thinking I was dead and thinking ‘this is actually quite boring; the afterlife really isn’t what they sold it for’,” she now recalls with a laugh. “My dad passed away a couple of years ago ...

As is the case with many carmakers, Toyota has traditionally kept its product life cycles to around five years. In such models, annual changes amount to mostly minor refreshes and option updates, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...

LifeServe says the need for platelets is very high right now and they can be crucial to making a difference. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' devices in tour of San Antonio businesses An NFL kicker ...

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CAPE GIRARDEAU — As fall officially begins, the American Red Cross urges people to mark the new season with a lifesaving blood or platelet donation to help keep the blood supply strong. Donors of all ...

John Yanni received blood and platelet donations during triple-bypass surgery in 2006. He's made a commitment to donating blood platelets about twice a month for the past 19 years, surpassing 400 ...

Plants are classified as annuals, biennials or perennials based on their life cycles. Biennials, like foxglove, have a vegetative year followed by a flowering year. Perennials, including woody shrubs ...