Jonathan Purtell, MS, RDN, CDN, is a registered dietitian at Lenox Hill Hospital. His primary interests include surgical and neurosurgical intensive care, orthopedic, obese/post-bariatric, and ...
In early September 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the DoD and its leaders may use the names “Department of War” and “Secretary of War” in certain contexts. The ...
Scientists have announced the discovery of damaged hemoglobin in the hollow, blood vessel–like structures of dinosaur fossils. The researchers used a novel technique they hope may put an enduring ...
Hemoglobin could hold the key to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. The protein found in red blood cells that transports oxygen in the body could play a potentially game-changing—and ...
The evolution of biomedical science can be appreciated through studies of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red cells. Before molecular cloning, the geneticist Arno Motulsky noted, “Many ...
In the decades since the human genome was first sequenced, scientists have repeatedly and boldly declared that “the concept of race has no genetic or scientific basis.” 1 Yet medical and research ...
Clinical trials to explore the use of universal artificial blood are underway in Japan after initial volunteer doses began in March. The research, led by Professor Hiromi Sakai's laboratory, plans to ...
Investigating the role of LRP1B in chemo-resistance in advanced triple-negative breast cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a ...
Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, takes a look at visible signs of iron deficiency. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): ...
Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of longtime New York Yankee outfielder Brett Gardner, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while vacationing at a resort in Costa Rica. It was a tragedy that was ...
What Is an MCHC Blood Test? A mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) blood test measures the amount of a protein called hemoglobin in your red blood cells. It’s one of many measurements ...
What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...