PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Anemia is the most common blood disorder and causes symptoms of weakness, fatigue, poor concentration, irritability, and decreased appetite. Now, there's a breakthrough, ...

Credit: Sanguina AnemoCheck Home is a single-use, disposable diagnostic test designed to measure hemoglobin levels. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared AnemoCheck Home, an at-home ...

A simple point-of-care testing device for anemia could provide more rapid diagnosis of the common blood disorder and allow inexpensive at-home self-monitoring of persons with chronic forms of the ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have been looking into the reasons why patients return to hospitals within 30 days. Results in 2016 focused on patients discharged with unstable vital ...

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces the publication of its new guide, “Anemia and hemoglobin testing” . Available to download for free from ekfdiagnostics.com, the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center has awarded Purdue University’s Young Kim, associate professor with the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, ...

Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DOKey TakeawaysThe MCV test measures the size of your red blood cells.A normal MCV for ...

The best at-home iron test is convenient, affordable, and accurate. We chose Allergy Test Iron Deficiency Test as the best at-home option. Learn more below. Share on Pinterest Having either ...

Many patients with ulcerative colitis don't receive recommended testing and treatment for the common problem of iron deficiency anemia, reports a study in the October issue of Inflammatory Bowel ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women and Black and Hispanic veterans with anemia were less likely to complete diagnostic testing for early ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reported that insufficient evidence exists regarding routine screening for iron deficiency anemia and the benefits and risks associated with routine iron ...