Putting It All Together: How to Read Your CBC Report

Part 10 of the CBC Series. If you have followed along from the beginning, you now understand each component of the Complete Blood Count—now it is time to see how they all work together to form a single, coherent story. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🎧 ▶️ 请按下面的播放按钮收听英文音频。 Introduction…

Monocytes: The Cleanup Crew and Tissue Repair Specialists

This article is Part 7 of the Complete Blood Count (CBC) series, following our deep dives into neutrophils, lymphocytes, and other key immune cells. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🎧 ▶️ 请按下面的播放按钮收听英文音频。 Introduction When you get a routine blood test, the results include a section called the “Complete Blood…

High Monocyte Levels Persist in Recovered COVID-19 and Long COVID Syndrome and How Intermittent Fasting Helps

A new study from the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii showed persistently high levels of monocytes are present in people who recovered from COVID-19 and those with Long COVID. Monocytes are white blood cells involved in fighting viral infections. In the presence of microbes and foreign substances, the monocytes…