ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Medical staff are urging an increase in donations amid a platelet shortage. According to the Community Blood Center, platelets are very fragile, short-lived blood ...

A high platelet count can lead to mild bruising or serious conditions like stroke. There are two types of thrombocytosis: primary, caused by genetic changes, and secondary, due to other conditions. If ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I was young, I donated blood several times and would have continued to do so, had I not become ineligible due to living in ...

When donated blood is in low supply, platelets are even scarcer. These cell fragments, which are essential for blood clotting, have a short shelf life. Whereas whole blood can be refrigerated for up ...

January is National Blood Donor Month. While the need for blood is always there, this time of year the challenges facing the blood supply are often exacerbated as the icy winter weather and ...

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 ...