Anemia is the most common blood disorder, affecting more than three million people in the United States. If you have anemia, your blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to ...

Experts provide an update regarding current understanding and management of aplastic anemia in a new review. 1 Eliska Furlong, MD, PhD, with the Perth Children’s Hospital, in Australia, and colleague ...

Novel treatments, a fresh approach to stem cell therapy, and insights into anemia in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are among the new directions in anemia and related disorders presented at the 2024 ...

Noncancerous blood disorders are conditions that affect blood cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood disorders may cause symptoms and complications, but most are ...

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Blood has many functions and circulates throughout your body. As a result, problems with it can affect you in many ways. Some of those problems can stem from a blood disorder. These disorders can ...

This month the FDA has approved a treatment for an inherited blood disorder. The Casgevy treatment was developed through CRISPR gene-editing technology and involves modifying a person’s own blood stem ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Key Takeaways Anemia can cause "anemia eyes," which includes changes and damage ...

A data analysis from Denmark is the first to look at frequency of acquired hemolytic anemias from a large population perspective, and it shows an increase in most forms of this disorder. Researchers ...

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 ...

While anemia is not a typical symptom of IBS, people with IBS may develop anemia if they cannot absorb enough iron from their food. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder ...