Anemia is a lower than normal red blood cell (RBC) count. RBCs carry oxygen from the lungs delivering it to most cells in the body. Symptoms of low oxygen include dizziness, fatigue, difficulty ...

Anemia is a health condition that affects an estimated two billion people around the globe. Anemia can be mild for some people. For others, especially children, it can have a range of side effects and ...

A smartphone camera, fingernails and a new app could be key to remotely testing for anemia in the future, according to a new study published in Nature on Wednesday. The study, which included 100 ...

Hamilton, ON, Feb. 28, 2024 – Diagnosing anemia in living people is typically a matter of a routine blood test. Retrospectively diagnosing anemia in people who died decades or even centuries ago is ...

The World Health Organization has recently maintained the status of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) as a public health emergency. While outbreaks have largely ended in many countries, several are ...

A picture of a person's inner eyelid taken with a standard smartphone camera can be used to screen for anemia, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Selim ...

Nearly two billion people across the world suffer from a blood condition called anemia. People living with anemia have a lower than average number of red blood cells, or the hemoglobin (Hgb) protein, ...

While mild anemia is generally treatable, some severe forms, like thalassemia and aplastic anemia, can lead to life-threatening complications if untreated due to the body’s organs not receiving enough ...