AUGUST 15, 2025, NEW YORK – Platelets are probably best known for their role in blood clotting, making scabs and related, if less salubrious, contributions to heart attacks and strokes. But these tiny ...

Your blood is more than just red liquid. It contains living tissue, composed of a variety of cells. Erythrocytes (red blood cells) ferry oxygen; leukocytes (white blood cells) attack invasive material ...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Whether from an injury or the normal wear and tear that accompanies aging, most of us will experience musculoskeletal pain at some point. Sports medicine physician J. Clint Pride ...

A typical platelet count range can change with age. Platelet counts may fluctuate due to natural vascular aging, changes in bone marrow tissue, and altered blood plasma makeup. Platelets, or ...

Platelets are probably best known for their role in blood clotting, making scabs and related, if less salubrious, contributions to heart attacks and strokes. But these tiny, saucer-shaped blood cells ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My brother has low blood platelets and anemia. He will be 73 this year and has had three back surgeries. What causes low blood platelets? Can anything be done to raise platelet count?

Medicare only covers PRP injections for the treatment of nonhealing diabetic wounds, and the treatment must meet specific criteria. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a controversial therapy that ...

The use of platelet-rich plasma therapy can reduce the risk of a second meniscus failure after operation but does not seem to protect patients who have had surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ...