"Patients on chemotherapy should not ignore symptoms like fatigue, thinking it's just related to the chemotherapy. The treating physician should be made aware of these symptoms, as this could lead to ...

An international clinical trial led by physician Jeffrey L. Carson, distinguished professor of medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, found that a liberal blood transfusion given to ...

Giving more blood to anemic patients after a heart attack may save lives, according to a Rutgers Health–led study. The study, published in NEJM Evidence, affirms research conducted in 2023 that ...

THE essential function of the bone marrow is to provide circulating cellular elements by a continual process of proliferation and maturation. In aplastic anemia, regardless of the underlying etiology, ...

Using small-volume rather than standard-volume collection tubes to draw blood for laboratory testing may reduce the incidence of anemia and the need for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in intensive ...

Sickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD). Treatments for sickle cell anemia include medications, blood transfusions, and bone marrow transplants. SCD is a group of ...

Approximately 80% of patients who do not have anemia before surgery may develop anemia after elective knee and hip surgery.

A woman who felt dismissed in the ER later learned she urgently needed a blood transfusion, confirming her fears.

It is difficult to avoid the use of red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to the complex pathophysiology of anemia in this population and the limitations ...

Amid a national blood supply crisis, Dr. Courtney Lawrence sat down with Norah O'Donnell to talk about donating blood, health ...