Fatigue in teenage girls linked to heavy periods and lifestyle, not iron deficiency
Fatigue is common among teenage girls and can have a substantial impact on their everyday lives, including school attendance and social functioning.
Sep 9, 2026
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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases: News and Research on Anemia
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Study finds social, financial and health care factors shape resilience in adults with sickle cell disease
A study published in the Journal of Sickle Cell Disease by researchers at Binghamton University's Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences explored how individual and community health experiences of adults with sickle ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Check your freezer: Frozen triple berry blend recalled in 16 states
A frozen berry blend sold at Walmart stores in 16 states has been pulled from shelves as a precaution, widening a recall connected to an ongoing E. coli outbreak.
Sep 4, 2026
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Are petting zoos safe?
A 3-year-old girl has died from a rare illness after visiting a petting zoo in Victoria. She developed brain damage and kidney failure after spending weeks in intensive care.
Sep 3, 2026
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Most adults with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis may be ineligible for randomized controlled trials
More than half of real-world adult patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis (UC) are ineligible for current randomized controlled trials (RCTs), according to a study published online Aug. 4 in Crohn's & Colitis ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Senegal-made sickle cell treatment raises hopes, reduces costs
Mamadou Tahirou is 18 but looks more like a 12-year-old. His frame is frail from the ravages of sickle cell disease, which one Senegalese laboratory hopes to attenuate with affordable drug production.
Aug 26, 2026
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First-in-human pilot trial improves stem cell collection and delivery for sickle cell gene therapy
Patients with sickle cell disease are often hesitant to undergo transformative gene therapy—the current lengthy process requires multiple hospital visits to collect enough stem cells. Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Alfalfa sprouts linked to E. coli and salmonella outbreak
Alfalfa sprouts sold in grocery stores have sickened 55 people in 15 states, federal health officials say.
Aug 24, 2026
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Black people in Canada face barriers to donating much-needed blood
Black people in Canada who want to donate blood face barriers to doing so, despite a critical need for specific blood types to treat sickle cell disease, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Aug 24, 2026
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Daily 20 mg of zinc reduces infections by nearly 40% in children with sickle cell anemia
A daily 20-milligram dose of zinc reduced infections by nearly 40% among Ugandan children younger than 5 with sickle cell anemia, according to new research led by scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine and ...
Aug 21, 2026
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