Should you be iron deficient or have iron deficiency anemia, your physician can give intravenous (IV) iron therapy to you and especially where oral therapy is impossible or unproductive. As much as having the convenience of intravenous iron infused can somewhat alarm you initially, it is absolutely safe, comfortable, and very effective. Here in this […]

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December 2023 saw FDA approval of two novel treatments for Sickle Cell Disease. Taking a gene therapy approach to the disease, researchers hope that this new technology heralds a revolution in how doctors treat this chronic inherited condition.

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September is sickle cell awareness month, and Medical News Bulletin is here to give you the latest information on the condition. This article will delve into the causes, symptoms, and available treatments for sickle cell disease. What do I need to know about sickle cell disease this September? You can find resources and events to […]

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If you have ever had a cut, tooth extraction, or been bruised, you know the importance of your body’s ability to form a clot and stop that bleeding. Usually, when someone bleeds, platelets (tiny blood cells) and proteins called clotting factors come together in a series of events leading to clot formation. The U.S. Food […]

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Leukemia is a form of cancer with an annual diagnosis rate of 14.1 people per 100,000 of the population, with nearly half of these cases (6.0 per 100,000) dying from the disease. People over 55 and under 15 are the population group in which this condition is most common.1 Leukemia is a systemic malignant (cancerous) […]

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A recent study is the first to reveal that COVID-19 can leave micro clots post-infection. These blood clots may contribute to persistent COVID-related symptoms post-infection including fatigue and muscle weakness, also termed Long COVID.  What is “Long COVID”?  The research group led by Professor Resia Pretorius at Stellenbosch University in South Africa set out to […]

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Iron deficiency anemia is a specific type of anemia due to insufficient iron in the body (either inadequate dietary intake or absorption of iron or iron loss from bleeding). Iron deficiency causes approximately half of all anemia cases worldwide. Iron deficiency anemia is treatable. If the cause is dietary, eating more iron-rich foods such as […]

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A study published in PLoS ONE highlights the high prevalence of iron deficiency and the associated gender patterns in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, a protein molecule that carries oxygen from the lungs to every cell in the body. Hemoglobin is made by combining a heme protein and an iron […]

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