Researchers found that a medicine called ferric carboxymaltose given in drip through the vein works faster and better than an ...

Around a third of women of reproductive age could have low iron. But doctors don’t routinely screen for the condition, though ...

A bounding pulse is when your heart beats strongly. You may feel your pulse in your neck, wrist, or foot. Here’s why it ...

Increased funding and new public health policies for sickle cell research are needed to ease the burden on low-income nations ...

"Although the effect on overall anaemia did not differ, intravenous iron reduced the prevalence of iron deficiency to a ...

Improved survival rates are attributed to national newborn screening, early treatment with penicillin and effective vaccinations against flu and pneumonia. Children with sickle cell anemia might ...

Red blood cells are the most abundant cells in the body. It has long been known that when red blood cells break down or ...

In her cramped, dimly lit kitchen, Idowu Bello leans over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick starchy West ...

Illuminating the experience of people living with sickle cell could improve patients’ lives and enhance all of medicine ...

Costa Rica stands among the healthiest countries in Latin America. The country is home to one of the five original Blue Zones ...

Question What is the newborn screening test and why is it important? Answer The newborn screening test is a vital medical ...

Gene therapy technology offers enormous hope for thousands of people battling sickle cell amenia in part because of the Black Panther Party’s grassroots efforts decades ago.