Parents of children with thalassemia in India say they are devastated after life-saving blood transfusions left their ...

Four thalassemia-affected children aged 12–15 tested HIV positive at a district hospital in Madhya Pradesh, with contaminated ...

Thalassemia patients’ groups have urged the Union government to urgently pass the National Blood Transfusion Bill, 2025, arguing that the recent incidents of children getting infected with HIV after b ...

Health, they say, is wealth. Just like you check your gadgets regularly to avoid sudden breakdowns, your body also needs regular check-ups. A yearly blood test is a simple but powerful way to do that.

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...