A cohort study of patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) has questioned the guideline definition of iron deficiency and the criteria used to identify and potentially treat it, with implications ...

There's overall agreement that iron deficiency is prevalent and portends a worse prognosis in patients with heart failure (HF), regardless of ejection fraction or anemia. What remains unclear, however ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Different definitions of iron deficiency provide discordant results for prevalence and prognosis of chronic HF, ...

Women are the most affected. Weakness, fatigue, and difficulty in focusing are all common symptoms of being iron deficient—and according to a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, ...

Feeling unusually tired, foggy or just off lately? It might not just be stress or poor sleep. Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional issues in the U.S. and many people don't even ...

Iron deficiency anemia occurs when there are insufficient red blood cells due to a lack of iron. In some cases, iron deficiency anemia can be genetic, as people can pass genetic variations onto their ...

Allison Herries, RDN, is a registered dietitian for a telehealth company, providing nutrition education and counseling to help her clients set and reach their personal health goals. Pellagra refers to ...

Phosphorus is a mineral that’s found in the bones and processed by the kidneys. In fact, 85 percent of the phosphorus found in the body resides in the bones and teeth. A phosphorus deficiency is ...

If you have factor XI deficiency, your blood doesn’t clot properly because it lacks specific proteins called “clotting factors.” It causes a mild form of hemophilia and may increase bleeding. Factor ...

A dull ache in the knees after climbing stairs. Fingers that feel stiff in the morning. A shoulder that hurts after long ...