Rare medical events draw intense attention during any mass vaccination campaign. Among COVID vaccine side effects, few stories triggered more concern than unusual clotting after certain shots. Doctors ...

The anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody mezagitamab had similar safety to placebo in patients with persistent or chronic immune thrombocytopenia. The drug also significantly increased platelet counts, a key ...

Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune condition where the body’s immune cells mistakenly attack platelets, the blood cells responsible for clotting, which can lead to life-threatening ...

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 ...

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 ...

How Does Doptelet Work in Thrombocytopenia? Thrombocytopenia is when your blood has too few platelets (also called thrombocytes). Platelets are blood cells made in the soft, spongy tissue inside your ...

As the community continues to rally behind the Waters family, the family is urging people to donate blood to help others battling cancer. Quinn Waters, known locally as “The Mighty Quinn,” has been in ...

More than half of patients with myelofibrosis and low platelets treated with Vonjo saw platelets rise 58% and hemoglobin levels improve. More than half of patients with low platelets (thrombocytopenia ...

What Is Doptelet, and Why Does It Matter? Doptelet (avatrombopag) is a prescription medicine that helps the body make more platelets (cells that help stop bleeding). First approved in 2018 for adults, ...

Patients with ET experience diagnostic delays, averaging 26.5 months from the first elevated platelet count to diagnosis, indicating potential underestimation of the disease's burden. The study ...

Credit: Getty Images CHEST has released 2 new practice guidelines on transfusions in critically ill adults that promote a more restrictive approach to RBC, FFP, and platelet transfusions. Both sets of ...