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 ...

Episode 145For the Love of Goats There have been instances where a goat owner watched a severely parasitized, anemic goat die ...

Nunavut Animal Rescue, based in Apex, recently purchased $30,000 worth of diagnostic equipment designed to test animal blood.

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 am Greek and have thalassemia minor. In general, my red blood cells are much smaller than typical ones, and my iron content ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am Greek and have thalassemia minor. In general, my red blood cells are much smaller than typical ones, and ...

Every time I see a different doctor who prescribes a blood test, they always emphasize that my iron content is low and that I ... minor (one normal gene and one that causes low beta-cell-chain ...

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 ...

6. How long does it take to treat iron deficiency anemia? If iron deficiency is low level it can be treated with diet modification. If iron deficiency is severe it is treated through blood ...

Assistant professor of medicine, Tufts College Medical School; instructor in medicine, Courses for Graduates, Harvard Medical School; physician and chief of Blood Clinic, Boston Dispensary.

FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A blood transfusion following a heart attack could be a life-saving measure for patients with anemia. A new evidence review published in the journal NEJM ...

Study: Blood Transfusion Post-Heart Attack May Be Critical for Those with Anemia By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A blood transfusion following a ...