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

A single dose of intravenous (IV) iron dextran is the most cost-effective treatment for women with heavy menstrual bleeding and iron deficiency anemia (IDA), according to new research published in ...

Manuscript Citation: Patel, et al. “Association of red blood cell transfusion, anemia, and necrotizing enterocolitis in very low-birth-weight infants”. JAMA 2016; 315: 889–897. Among very ...

This is ongoing research out of Lifespan. "It's a global epidemic," said Dr. Selim Suner, an emergency medicine physician at Lifespan. "A third to a quarter of the world's population has some form of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Eltrombopag increased response rates when added to standard immunosuppressive therapy among patients with ...

Severe anemia (hemoglobin level, <6 g per deciliter) is a leading cause of hospital admission and death in children in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization recommends transfusion of 20 ml ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — West Michigan doctors are reminding parents to monitor their kids’ cow’s milk intake after a child was hospitalized for severe anemia caused by an iron deficiency. Dr.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prior trials established the role of haploidentical BMT for severe aplastic anemia. Two trials underway have the ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

In an analysis of outpatient data from over 5 million adults, hemoglobin level was < 10 g/dl in over 20% with advanced kidney disease but less than 4% were treated with erythpoiesis-stimulating agents ...

To recover after fainting due to anemia, a person should take deep, slow breaths, drink fluids, eat a small, salty snack, and avoid standing too quickly. Anemia occurs when the body cannot produce as ...