Brad Reisfeld is a professor of chemical and biological engineering, biomedical engineering, and public health at Colorado State University. Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health.

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health. To carry out these functions, blood contains a multitude of components, including ...

Your blood serves numerous roles in maintaining your health. To carry out these functions, blood contains a multitude of components, including red blood cells that transport oxygen, nutrients, and ...

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Understanding Blood Tests: How They Work and What They Can Tell You Blood ...

Normal ferritin levels range from 15-150 ng/mL for females and 15-200 ng/mL for males. High ferritin levels can indicate an iron overload or inflammation. Eating iron-rich foods can help you raise ...

A stress test measures how well your heart works when put under stress. It is ordered to assess exercise tolerance, see if your heart can respond to demands, or test if heart medications are working.

Blood tests look for markers in the blood that may indicate non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood tests alone cannot diagnose lymphoma, but they can help with diagnosis. A doctor may order blood tests to look ...

Steffini Stalos, DO, FCAP, is a pathology and lab medicine physician. She is also the chief medical officer of the lab consultancy firm Blood Associates, LLC. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration ...