Today’s hematology analyzers employ various methods for enumerating platelets, including electrical impedance, light scatter, fluorescence, and immunologic recognition by monoclonal antibodies. While ...

A decrease in platelet count is a characteristic of dengue fever. Some people with a serious case of dengue might experience a steep decline in the blood platelets, which can even be fatal. It is ...

Winter affects the human body in many subtle ways, and for some people, it can lead to a sudden drop in platelet count. This ...

You must have heard platelet count decreasing in diseases like dengue or viral infections. But do you know what it is and its role in your overall health? These are small colourless cell fragments in ...

Blood platelet counts at the higher end of normal suggest a high risk of cancer in men aged 60 or over, and should be investigated, according to new research. Blood platelet counts at the higher end ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jaipur: As the number of dengue cases in the state increases, the demand for platelets has risen. However, medical experts stressed that a drop in platelet count is not necessarily a reason for ...

This study investigated the usefulness of a novel inflammation-based prognostic system, named the COP-NLR (COmbination of Platelet count and Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio), for predicting the ...