Phlebotomy refers to drawing blood from a person’s vein with a needle. Lab tests on blood samples are important as they measure different blood components and provide information that can lead to a ...

The phase 2 SANRECO study has recently completed enrollment and will evaluate divesiran, a potential therapy for patients ...

A phlebotomist is a medical professional who draws your blood and collects samples for laboratory tests, transfusions, research, or blood donations. Phlebotomists are medical professionals who draw ...

Phlebotomy is the drawing of blood. A phlebotomist is someone with special training to do so. However, in many countries, other healthcare professionals can also draw blood (e.g., doctors, nurses, ...

Silence Therapeutics advanced its RNAi drug for polycythemia vera, shared new Phase 2 trial updates, and reaffirmed a strong ...

My husband was diagnosed with secondary polycythemia in 2011. His hematocrit test (HCT) was 57%. He was referred to a hematologist. The hematologist would order a phlebotomy when his HCT was high. My ...

CHICAGO -- The use of the investigational weekly subcutaneous injection rusfertide significantly reduced the need for phlebotomy among polycythemia vera patients who had been dependent on it, the ...

Not long ago, the idea of diagnosing a disease with a droplet of blood was considered a pipe dream. Today, this technology ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with secondary polycythemia in 2011. His hematocrit test (HCT) was 57%. He was ...