The American Society of Hematology (ASH) leads the world in promoting and supporting clinical and scientific hematology research through its many innovative award programs, meetings, publications, and advocacy efforts.
Blood Advances (bloodadvances.org) is an online, open-access journal publishing more peer-reviewed hematology research than any other academic journal worldwide. Blood Advances is part of the Blood journals portfolio (bloodjournals.org) from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) (hematology.org). Claire Whetzel, 202-629-5085 cwhetzel ...
The American Society of Hematology has developed the following resources to educate the public about the importance of healthy blood and to raise the awareness of common blood diseases, such as anemia, bleeding and clotting disorders, and blood cancers.
Hematology Glossary Eosinophil: a type of white blood cell that mediates allergic reactions and defends the body from infection by parasites and bacteria Erythrocyte: also called the red blood cell; the most abundant cell in the blood whose primary role is to carry the protein hemoglobin that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body Erythropoietin: a hormone produced primarily ...
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) (hematology.org) is the world’s largest professional society of hematologists dedicated to furthering the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood. Since 1958, the Society has led the development of hematology as a discipline by promoting research, patient care, education, training, and advocacy in ...
Blood Basics Blood is a specialized body fluid. It has four main components: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The blood that runs through the veins, arteries, and capillaries is known as whole blood—a mixture of about 55% plasma and 45% blood cells. About 7% to 8% of your total body weight is blood. An average-sized man has about 12 pints of blood in his body, and ...