Tag: Anemia
Anemia Remains Considerable Global Health Challenge
Large variation in anemia burden by age, sex, geography; burden increased for children younger than 5 years, women, those residing in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia regions
Iron Deficiency Common Among Teens, Young Women
Prevalence varies by ferritin or hemoglobin thresholds used
Increase in Incident Anemia Seen With Low-Dose Aspirin in Older Adults
Risk for anemia incidence and decline in ferritin greater for seniors receiving low-dose aspirin
MRI-Based AI Can Distinguish Aplastic Anemia From MDS
IDEAL-IQ-based machine learning of pelvis can differentiate aplastic anemia from myelodysplastic syndromes
GERD in Children Linked to Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Moderate but significant correlation seen for gastroesophageal reflux disease with anemia, iron deficiency
Prevalence of VEXAS Syndrome Identified in U.S. Health System
Disease-causing UBA1 variants identified in one in 4,269 men older than 50 years and one in 26,238 women older than 50 years
Anemia During Pregnancy Increased Among WIC Participants
Prevalence of anemia was higher among non-Hispanic Black or African American women overall and by trimester
Mitapivat Superior to Placebo for Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Early, sustained, clinically significant hemoglobin response seen in 40 percent of patients receiving mitapivat versus none in the placebo group
Risks for Anaphylaxis Compared Among IV Iron Products
Rates of anaphylaxis low for IV iron products, but risk for anaphylaxis increased with iron dextran and ferumoxytol compared with iron sucrose
Eltrombopag Augments Immunosuppression in Severe Aplastic Anemia
Improvement seen in the rate, rapidity, strength of hematologic response in previously untreated patients with severe aplastic anemia