Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called ...

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia have been known to us for centuries. Significant improvements have been made in our knowledge of the disease, however, delivery remains the only effective form of treatment ...

Patients with ET experience diagnostic delays, averaging 26.5 months from the first elevated platelet count to diagnosis, indicating potential underestimation of the disease's burden. The study ...

Essential thrombocythemia is a chronic condition with excessive platelet production, increasing thrombosis risk, and is often linked to JAK2, CALR, or MPL mutations. Stage 1 ET is manageable with ...