Incidents of heart attack and stroke, some fatal, in a small number of men taking the drug Viagra have remained a puzzle. After all, Viagra, commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction, was ...

A 34-year-old woman (gravida 3, para 2) at 16 weeks’ gestation was found to have platelets unable to be quantified because of clumping on routine prenatal blood work, with a visual estimate of 40 ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found a way to observe clotting activity in blood as it happens—without needing invasive procedures. Using a new type of microscope and artificial ...

A once-daily pill of low-dose aspirin helps lower the potential for clot-forming blood cells -- in both men and women -- to stick together in narrow blood vessels, a study from Johns Hopkins shows. A ...

Similarly, peripheral smear quality often suffers from delayed preparation or improper slide technique, which can mask critical platelet clumping or morphological changes. When interpreting these ...

Platelet clumping remains a persistent challenge in routine hematology workflows, often leading to inaccurate platelet counts ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found a way to observe clotting activity in blood as it happens — without needing invasive procedures. Using a new type of microscope and artificial ...

Existing clot busters have one major drawback: They prevent heart attack by indiscriminately blocking platelet function, thereby increasing the risk of uncontrolled bleeding. Now, a research team led ...

In a recent column, I wrote about key cancer screening guidelines all adults need to be mindful of. This week, I'm going over a critical update you may have missed this year for a medication many ...

Platelets are tiny, cell-like components in the blood that aggregate to form clots. They’re indispensable for closing wounds, but after injury caused by atherosclerosis in an artery, their automatic ...