Hematology
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Young girls, women are at high risk of iron deficiency: Study
Current screening guidelines for iron levels in girls and women may be flawed.
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Consider mental health and social factors in management of sickle cell disease
Screen sickle cell disease patients for depression and mental health issues, especially those reporting higher levels of pain.
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Aspirin warning: Anemia may increase with daily use
“We found that low-dose aspirin also increased the risk of anemia during the trial, and this was most likely due to bleeding that was not...
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Guide explains nonsurgical management of major hemorrhage
Bleeding affects everybody in medicine, from family doctors in smaller institutions who work in emergency departments to obstetricians and...
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Dabigatran recalled over potential carcinogen
The nationwide recall is because of the detection of the nitrosamine impurity, N-nitroso-dabigatran.
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Hydroxyurea underused in youth with sickle cell anemia
An expert says providers must tell families that their children need to take it every day, no matter the severity of disease.
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Factors linked with increased VTE risk in COVID outpatients
While the overall risk for VTE was low, age of at least 55 years, being male, and having a BMI of at least 30 and history of VTE increased the...
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Neonatal bilirubin meters need better accuracy
The devices’ imprecision limits their widespread use in neonatal jaundice management, especially when accurate lab-based bilirubin quantification...
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Doctors are disappearing from emergency departments as hospitals look to cut costs
It took three trips to the ED on 3 consecutive days before a patient saw a doctor who looked at her blood work.
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VEXAS syndrome: More common, variable, and severe than expected
A large U.S. analysis found that this newly discovered genetic disease has a estimated prevalence of 1 in 4,269 in men older than 50.
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Abnormal bleeding common among youth with joint hypermobility
Study suggests that children with generalized joint hypermobility should be routinely screened for abnormal bleeding symptoms and referred as...