A vitamin B12 blood test is one way to know if you’re B12 deficient. Some people opt for a urine test instead. Learn when ...

Mumbai: Families of children undergoing treatment at BMC's low-cost thalassemia care and bone marrow transplant centre in ...

AJ from the WPLR’s “Chaz and AJ Show” revealed on the air last Monday that he recently has battled a variety of health issues ...

Anemia during pregnancy is a global health challenge, affecting 37% of expectant mothers worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, ...

Supplementing with vitamin B12 can improve energy levels in people who are deficient in the vitamin. However, it may not ...

We described the first case reported in the literature of multiple myeloma in a young African woman with Systemic lupus and Sjögren Syndrome. The clinician should consider multiple myeloma in young ...

I had known Wolfy most of his life. He was a feisty old Pomeranian mix, and when his family said he wasn’t acting like ...

You probably had a hemoglobin electrophoresis test done at some point to make the diagnosis of beta thalassemia minor ... Most people with thalassemia minor (alpha or beta) do not develop fatigue due ...

A 14-year-old patient presented to the ED with a 12-month history of joint pains and a 2-month history of headaches and ...

You may hear the terms "iron deficient" and "iron deficient anemia" frequently. But what exactly do those words mean?

Virtually every cell in the body requires iron in order to function well. Iron is involved in key bodily processes, including the transportation of oxygen in the blood. It also plays a central ...

From the Hematology Laboratory, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston. Aided by grants from the Proctor Fund, Harvard Medical School, and the Charlton Fund, Tufts College Medical School. † Assistant ...