Researchers identified five traits that may increase a person’s chance of experiencing polycythemia vera progression. Certain characteristics may help predict which patients with polycythemia vera are ...

A panelist discusses how polycythemia vera (PV) is a rare myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) characterized by excessive red blood cell production, primarily affecting older adults with JAK2 mutations, ...

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a significant prognostic indicator in myeloproliferative neoplasms, correlating with mortality and thrombotic risk. In polycythemia vera, an NLR of at least 5 ...

While treatment options may be fairly straightforward for high-risk patients with polycythemia vera, it’s less clear for patients who are considered low risk, explained Jennifer Vaughn, MD. Patients ...

Over the past 35 years, interferons have been explored in various formulations for the management of Philadelphia chromosome–negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), such as essential ...

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 ...

Polycythemia vera is not hereditary. While it results from a genetic mutation, or a change in the DNA in a bone marrow cell, the change usually develops during life. It isn’t something you are born ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband (age 71) received a diagnosis of polycythemia ...

People with polycythemia vera should not skip phlebotomy appointments to manage their condition. People with blood disorders like PV may have a higher risk of blood clots if they get COVID-19. Experts ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband (age 71) received a diagnosis of polycythemia vera a few years ago. I understand this variety of polycythemia isn’t caused by smoking, but we know that smoking does make it ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband (age 71) received a diagnosis of polycythemia vera a few years ago. I understand this variety of polycythemia isn’t caused by smoking, but we know that smoking does make it ...