Tag: Anemia
Luspatercept Mitigates Anemia in Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Transfusion burden reduced in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with ring sideroblasts
Anemia in Early Pregnancy May Harm Child Neurodevelopment
Odds for ASD, ADHD, intellectual disability increased with anemia diagnosed during first 30 weeks
Quality-Improvement Tool Improves Iron Outcomes in Pregnancy
Toolkit includes diagnostic and management pathways plus educational resources
U-Shaped Association Found for Hemoglobin Level, Dementia Risk
Similar correlations seen with structural connectivity and white matter hyperintensity volume on brain MRI
Roxadustat Noninferior to Epoetin Alfa in Dialysis Patients
And for anemia in patients with kidney disease not undergoing dialysis, roxadustat is superior to placebo
Younger Female Blood Donors Vulnerable to Iron Deficiency
In teens and women younger than 50, absent iron stores and anemia more common in blood donors
Anemia Criteria Assist Decision on Type of Colorectal Cancer Screen
Risk for proximal cancers low among patients without broad-definition anemia and/or abdominal mass
2010 to 2014 Saw Increase in Anemia After Hospitalization
Increase not linked to increase in subsequent RBC use, rehospitalization, mortality within six months
Smartphone App Uses Fingernail Bed Images to Detect Anemia
App uses color and metadata from fingernails to detect hemoglobin levels in the blood
FDA Approves ‘Biosimilar’ Drug to Treat Certain Types of Anemia
Retacrit is biosimilar to the drugs Epogen and Procrit
