This story is part of Blood, Sweat, and Tears, a special Medscape package exploring the future of diagnostics and health monitoring via body fluids. Read about Sweat and Tears and find out how ...

A mean platelet volume (MPV) test measures the average size of your platelets, which are small blood cells that help with blood clotting. Typical MPV levels range from 7 to 13 femtoliters. High MPV ...

Roshini Raj, MD, is Health's former magazine's medical editor and coauthor of What the Yuck?!. Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Raj is a Clinical Associate Professor of ...

Steffini Stalos, DO, FCAP, is a pathology and lab medicine physician. She is also the chief medical officer of the lab consultancy firm Blood Associates, LLC. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration ...

While the amount of blood a person loses on their period can vary, it is typically a few tablespoons. Heavy bleeding can occur due to some medications or health conditions. It’s widely accepted that ...

Experimental particle physics is the practical investigation of the fundamental components of matter and radiation. A crucial tool in the arsenal of the experimental particle physicist is the particle ...

Your doctor will usually check your red blood cell count together with your other blood cell counts to look for conditions that cause low counts (anemia) or high counts. Many health conditions can ...

Averse to conventional medicine, the woman had intended to bypass the routine medical care needed at the time, sources have suspected.