A 67-year-old woman in Japan experienced repeated relapses of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) after treatment for her Cushing’s syndrome sharply lowered her hormone cortisol levels,…
Blood transfusions are a remarkable medical intervention that has saved my life more than once. When I hear someone “needs a blood transfusion,” I immediately think of traumatic events like car accidents or major surgeries that cause significant blood loss. My own experience began after my first cesarean section, when…
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Expectant mothers with von Willebrand disease (VWD) are more than 12 times more likely to require a blood transfusion during delivery than those without…
