When Caroline Wangamati was touring a rural Kenyan hospital in 2018, the doctors shared that two young mothers would likely be dead within hours. Their hemoglobin levels were catastrophically low — a ...

The United States faces a "bloody transfusion problem" that is fueling preventable deaths and putting national security at risk, three military and civilian physicians write in a JAMA opinion essay.

A complete blood count (CBC) is a common test to diagnose anemia by measuring red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit levels. Iron deficiency is a common cause of anemia, and doctors may ...

Doctors have coined a term to describe places where blood for transfusions is not readily available: "blood deserts." When blood banks aren't... When Caroline Wangamati was touring a rural Kenyan ...