Iron overload: How tea, coffee, red meat and alcohol can affect absorption
Most of us are used to hearing about the risks of not getting enough iron. Yet having too much iron in the body can also cause serious health problems.
Sep 15, 2026
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Surgical Procedures, Operative: News and Research on Blood Specimen Collection
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FDA approves first-in-class drug for polycythemia vera
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Takeda Pharmaceuticals' Mimrylo (rusfertide) as a new treatment for adults with polycythemia vera who have not achieved adequate control with existing therapies.
Sep 4, 2026
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Allowing hemochromatosis patients to donate their blood rather than having it discarded
Thousands of people globally with an iron disorder have their blood regularly thrown out—Australian research shows it can be used to save lives
Feb 18, 2025
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Additional GP funding has been squeezed this year, finds UK investigation
Budgetary decisions by commissioners across England are affecting GPs' ability to offer their patients what most people regard as essential services and forcing some practices to close, an investigation by The BMJhas found.
Sep 25, 2024
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Yellow food dye can make living tissue transparent—it could improve cancer treatment, blood draws and tattoo removal
Why isn't your body transparent? Some animals such as jellyfish, zebra fish and some glass frogs have see-through bodies. But most mammals, including humans, aren't transparent.
Sep 8, 2024
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Study shows early success of a novel drug in treating a rare and chronic blood cancer
A novel treatment for polycythemia vera, a potentially fatal blood cancer, demonstrated the ability to control overproduction of red blood cells, the hallmark of this malignancy and many of its debilitating symptoms in a ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Novel study design could improve research on future pandemics
A special report published in The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine describes the design, operations, and methodology of the COVID Immunity Study, a large-scale scientific study by ADLM that took place in September 2021. ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Researchers find testosterone hormone therapy for transmasculine individuals is safer than previously thought
A common concern about gender-affirming hormone therapy for transmasculine people is the risk of red blood cell volume changes and erythrocytosis, a high concentration of red blood cells, with the use of prescribed testosterone. ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Immersive virtual reality beneficial for children undergoing venipuncture
Among children undergoing needle-related procedures, providing procedural information and distraction using immersive virtual reality (IVR) significantly reduces pain and anxiety, according to a study published online Feb. ...
Mar 1, 2023
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How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment
Medical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for physicians to diagnose and treat disease, dating back thousands of years. Unfortunately, laboratory medicine as a field is poorly understood ...
Feb 14, 2023
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