Having an episiotomy, a surgical cut to the vagina during childbirth, doubles the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in ...

Sarah Bradley is a writer with six years of experience creating personal essays, reported features, and content related to health and parenting topics. Susan Bard, MD, is a board-certified general and ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - One of the frequently overlooked nutritional problems (silent disease) that significantly impacts the quality of life of children is iron deficiency anemia. This condition remains ...

If a cancer patient has bone metastases, they will frequently have anemia as well. Given that the bone marrow is the site of blood cell formation, this observation is perhaps not unexpected. But its ...

Polychromasia refers to the different colors your red blood cells (RBCs) appear under a microscope. It's not a diagnosis but anemia, infection, blood loss, or cancer can cause polychromasia. These ...

Courtesy Getty Images Learn about the strain anemia can place on the heart and what can be done to prevent any unnecessary damage. Anemia is a common condition and has many causes, one of which is ...

Anemia in RA patients increases mortality risk, with iron deficiency anemia doubling all-cause mortality and non-iron deficiency anemia doubling CVD-related mortality. Inflammation is a key factor ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My mother, who is now 81, has very low iron. She has to have iron infusions. The infusions last from six to eight weeks. Afterward, the iron level is fine for a little while, and then ...

Fanconi anemia is an aggressive, life-threatening disorder. Most individuals living with this rare genetic condition, characterized by bone marrow failure and cancer predisposition, survive into ...

Anemia is a common condition in kids, affecting almost 5% of children aged 2–11 years in the U.S. Anemia occurs when a child doesn’t have enough red blood cells or hemoglobin (a type of protein that ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Heavy periods that cause blood loss can lead to iron deficiency anemia.Puberty, ...

Panelists discuss how chronic kidney disease leads to iron deficiency anemia through a complex interplay of impaired iron absorption, increased hepcidin production driven by inflammatory cytokines, ...