A woman who was infected with hepatitis C during the NHS contaminated blood scandal said she doubts she will live to see her ...

A pioneering study presented today at ESCMID Global 2025 has uncovered the potential of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a powerful diagnostic biomarker for the early detection of sepsis in high-risk patient ...

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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is a blood test used to measure the average amount of hemoglobin in your red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to tissues ...

She said: "I seen him on the floor. He was covered with blood. I just got my kids away because I didn't want them to see it. We have just been wondering if he was ok. It's really affected us.

Period blood also can be black, orange, green, or gray due to a co-occurring health condition. Some discharge colors can suggest a sexually transmitted infection (STI). What's typical for you may ...

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help the body fight infection and disease. The healthy range for an adult is between 1,000 and 4,800 lymphocytes per microliter (µL) of blood. Doctors will ...

Tony Summers' son Paul was diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C and died in 2008 aged 44. Infected blood victims are dying "two a week" while awaiting compensation, campaigners say. The affected ...

If a dog bite pierces the skin, bacteria can get into the body, which can cause an infection. This can cause symptoms, such as pain, swelling, and drainage from the wound. Washing the wound ...

In 2004, the agency reported the rabies deaths of three people who received organs from a common infected donor. Rabies is a deadly viral disease that is mainly transmitted to people and pets ...

After posting images of his find online, he was told the spiders had been infected with a ‘zombie parasite’ – the entomopathogenic fungus. Gareth Jenkins was working in a garden in Wanstead ...

Possible problems after a liver transplant include rejection, bile leakage or kidney problems. Other risks include infection, blood clots and bleeding. Many problems are minor but some can be life ...