Change in clinical practice would have clear benefits for patients undergoing major bowel surgery, according to analysis conducted by researchers from UCL and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. The ...

EAMC-Lanier’s Melanie Mooney outlines the hospital’s growing six-chair infusion center, local access to treatments like iron ...

In a rigorous medical records study covering tens of thousands of patients, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that some patients with preoperative anemia have better outcomes if they get ...

Change in clinical practice would have clear benefits for patients undergoing major bowel surgery, according to analysis conducted by researchers from UCL and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. The ...

Starting iron chelation therapy early may prevent growth problems and organ damage from iron overload in children with TDT. Currently approved medications have limitations for use in very young ...

A major trial has found a single iron infusion in the third trimester can significantly reduce anaemia in pregnant women and outperform the efficacy of iron tablets – the current recommended standard ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) often require frequent blood transfusions for anemia, which can lead to iron overload. Over time, extra iron can damage organs throughout the body. Underlying MDS ...

—Researchers recently examined how different iron chelation medications—deferoxamine, deferiprone, and deferasirox—impacted iron stores and long-term health in patients with transfusion-dependent ...

Sometimes, people with mild thalassemia may be told to supplement with iron. Iron supplements are only appropriate for certain types of thalassemia, though, and can be dangerous for people with more ...