Providence, RI - In a new study, even mild degrees of preoperative anemia or polycythemia (high red blood cell count) were associated with an increased risk of 30-day postoperative mortality and ...

SAN DIEGO -- A novel therapy for polycythemia vera (PCV) maintained stable hematocrit levels for as long as 2.5 years and significantly reduced use of phlebotomy, a small randomized trial showed. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ATLANTA — The standard approach of maintaining hematocrit levels less than 45% in patients with polycythemia ...

Credit: Thinkstock. The risk of hematocrit elevation may depend on testosterone therapy's route of administration, according to investigators. A rise in hematocrit levels occurs with 4 months of ...

Findings showed 77% of PV patients treated with rusfertide achieved a clinical response compared with 33% of those who received placebo. Topline data were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Induction therapy with twice-weekly rusfertide helped patients with polycythemia vera achieve target hematocrit ...

Red Blood Cells (RBCs), also called erythrocytes, are one of the most important components of blood. They contain a protein called haemoglobin that helps carry oxygen from the lungs to other parts of ...

The use of testosterone as gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) among transgender men is associated with a lower risk for erythrocytosis (abnormal blood cell elevation) than was previously reported ...

First off, let’s define hematocrit and the blood test that Jeanson failed. Blood can be broadly categorized as comprising liquid (mainly plasma) and solids (red blood cells that carry oxygen and white ...