You’ve just finished a clinic visit with your primary care provider, and you’ve been sent to the lab for a blood test. What happens next?

The immature platelet fraction (IPF) is a laboratory measurement analogous to the reticulocyte count, but reflecting the thrombopoietic state. Similar to a reticulocyte count, it can be expressed as a ...

What Is the Platelet Aggregation Test? A platelet aggregation test is a blood test that looks at how well your blood cells called platelets clump together and clot. It is sometimes called a platelet ...

Eating fruits high in vitamin C, folate, and iron may help support your platelet count. A low platelet count increases your risk of excessive bleeding. Platelets are the smallest of your blood cells.

A new study found that most routine laboratory tests are not reliable for diagnosing long COVID, also known as Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). Anna Sjöström at the research group ...