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The medical community continuously seeks to discover new cancer treatments and blood disorder treatments. New therapies work best when doctors listen, diagnose correctly and find the best [...]

Everyone bleeds. The average person bleeds for about 2-7 minutes and clots in 8-15 minutes. This is the first step in the healing process. However, not every person bleeds and clots this way. [...]

While there is currently no cure for hemophilia, proper treatments can significantly improve patients’ quality of life. In this article, we discuss everything you should know about [...]

Anemia is a common blood disorder that affects nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide and over 3 million people in the United States. There are over 400 types of anemia, so receiving the correct [...]

Treating hemochromatosis with phlebotomies is a safe and effective way to reduce excess iron in the body. Hemochromatosis is a condition that causes one’s body to absorb and store too much iron [...]

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a genetic disorder affecting blood cells. It causes abnormal blood vessels to form and can affect multiple organs in different ways. Also known as [...]

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (Mar. 9, 2022) – Personalized Hematology-Oncology of Wake Forest announces that Dr. Paul VanSweden has joined the practice. Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, [...]

Brett Marlowe became ill on his honeymoon and was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia just 11 days after his wedding. This aggressive cancer, which begins in blood cells and has a [...]

Sickle cell anemia, often called sickle cell disease (SCD), is an inherited blood disorder. Up to 100,000 Americans have sickle cell anemia. Despite its prevalence, there are often misconceptions [...]

Too high a platelet count can mean an increased risk of blood clots while too few can cause several diseases. Genetic problems and faulty antibodies can lead to small clotting issues in the body, [...]