A person with leukopenia has a low number of white blood cells, or leukocytes, in their blood. A low white blood cell count may make a person more likely to contract an infection. White blood cells ...

Salt Lake City, UT - Further evidence that routine measurements of white-blood-cell (WBC) counts may offer a simple and inexpensive way to predict future cardiovascular-event risk has been reported.

Exercise and WBCs Can Exercise Reduce WBCs? Normal WBC Count Causes of Low WBC Count Preventing Infection Exercise generally boosts your immune activity and white blood cell count. However, ...

Of 289 patients with bacteremia, 52% had normal WBC count and 17% had neither WBC elevation nor fever. Despite multiple studies showing that a normal white blood cell (WBC) count does not exclude ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Jan 29, 2025)—Thanks to advances in treatment options, a COVID-19 diagnosis is no longer as scary as it once was, at least for most people. A new study, however, suggests that it may ...

A simple blood test might determine which patients are at risk for long COVID, a new study says. Higher levels of leukocytes -- a form of white blood cell -- are associated with more severe symptoms ...

White blood cells help fight infection in the body. Medical practices can differ in how they define a low white blood cell count. There are five types of white blood cells. Neutrophils account for ...