For decades, ultrasound has been associated with diagnostics—a routine scan in a hospital room, a monitor displaying organs, ...

Every day, your heart pumps about 10 pints of blood 60,000 miles around your body through your circulatory system. That system is made up of blood vessels, the tubes that carry blood throughout your ...

Dr. Tiziano Barbui explains how excess blood cell production in certain myeloproliferative neoplasms can impair circulation and why treatments like phlebotomy are used. Excess blood cell production in ...

Fruits and vegetables that contain salicylates may act as natural blood thinners. Salicylates are chemical compounds found in certain plants. They act as antiplatelet agents, which prevent platelets ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...