Thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune bleeding disorder in which the number of platelets in the blood is significantly lower than usual. The bone marrow produces platelets, which are blood cells that help ...

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?

Your body makes three types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Pancytopenia is when you have abnormally low amounts of all three. It can be caused by diseases, ...

Since 2010, September has been recognized as Blood Cancer Awareness Month, bringing attention to leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other cancers targeting the blood. A challenge faced by many battling ...