Over that weekend, Kaia underwent extensive testing. Her red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets were all critically ...

Learn more about platelets, small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding and serve other important purposes.

UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio — What started as mysterious bruising quickly turned into a life-changing diagnosis for 8-year-old Kaia ...

World Thalassemia Day is observed every year on May 8 to raise awareness about the genetic blood disorder, which affects your ...

Little Leo Parker’s story has captivated the hearts of thousands around the world after his search for a donor went viral in ...

AML is a cancer that causes the bone marrow to produce a large number of abnormal blood cells. Tens of thousands of people are diagnosed around the world each year. The risk of developing the ...

A 12-year-old British girl has recovered fully from leukemia—blood cancer—after it returned four times ever since she was ...

In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells build up inside bone marrow -- the spongy tissue inside large bones where blood ...

Blood compatibility is determined by antigens present on the surface of red blood cells. While the ABO and Rh blood group systems are well-known, with eight primary blood types, there are at least 45 ...