Q: My friend says his uncle is being treated for a disease where he has too much blood and he gets "bloodletting’" every other day, like in the Middle Ages. Is there really such a thing, or is he ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Key Takeaways People with polycythemia vera should not skip phlebotomy appointments to manage their condition.People with blood disorders like PV may have a higher ...

The SANRECO study investigates divesiran for polycythemia vera, focusing on regulating iron metabolism to control red blood cell production. Current PV treatments include therapeutic phlebotomy, ...

A breakthrough in the treatment of polycythemia vera, a rare and life-threatening blood cancer, has emerged with the introduction of a new drug named rusfertide. Polycythemia vera falls under the ...

On Monday, Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTGX) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (NYSE:TAK) released topline results for the Phase 3 VERIFY study of rusfertide for polycythemia vera.

The blood you don’t need could be exactly what someone else is praying for. It sounds inconceivable, yet for patients requiring frequent therapeutic phlebotomy—blood removal as treatment—this blood is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rusfertide reduced need for phlebotomies and offered better hematocrit control than placebo. Results showed ...

In part 3 of a discussion with Andrew Kuykendall, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center, he talks of rusfertide’s ability to enable patients to live a more viable life and free them from being tethered to the ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband (age 71) received a diagnosis of polycythemia vera a few years ago. I understand this variety of polycythemia isn’t caused by smoking, but we know that smoking does make it ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband (age 71) received a diagnosis of polycythemia ...