Why “normal range” doesn’t always mean healthy on your lab results Your doctor says everything looks fine, but you still feel ...

Run-of-the mill? Middle of the road? Typical? The chance that you are correct is vanishingly small. If you're a clinician, like me, you get a LOT of medical questions. While we've all been asked to ...

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Health, Colorado State University Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health. To carry out these ...

Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells. It carries oxygen around your body, delivering it to tissues. Hemoglobin also carries carbon dioxide to the lungs so you can breathe it out. Iron is a part ...

I reassured him and sent him to get another blood specimen drawn without a tourniquet. Why? Because I suspected that the ...

Even in the absence of anaemia, iron deficiency can still cause symptoms such as poor concentration, learning difficulties, ...

If you’ve ever wondered why your doctor asks you to do a blood test or provide a urine sample at your annual checkup even if you’re feeling perfectly fine, ...