White blood cells (WBCs) help the body fight infections and other health conditions as part of the immune system. Certain diseases can impact the normal WBC range among females. This article explores ...

A high white blood cell (WBC) count during pregnancy can be completely normal, but in some cases it may indicate an infection ...

Below 12 g/dL for women and 13 g/dL for men, the WHO calls it anemia.

A Sept. 7 study in npj Digital Public Health compared CBC reference intervals from 28 countries and found no stable ...

Aplastic anemia is when your bone marrow can’t make enough healthy blood cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. A CBC measures blood cell levels and is used to diagnose ...

You receive a phone call: the results from routine blood tests show a “low white cell count”. Your doctor explains that more investigations are necessary, perhaps a referral to the haematologists.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks CD4 cells, which are a small part of the white blood cells. In acute HIV, white blood cell count may drop slightly but still look “normal.” A white blood ...

If you’ve ever had a doctor order a blood test for you, chances are that they ran a complete blood count, or CBC. One of the most common blood tests in the world, CBC tests are run billions of times ...