Blood specialists have raised the ferritin thresholds used to diagnose iron deficiency, to 30 ng/mL for most adults and 50 for some high-risk groups. Here is what the number measures, who is at risk, ...

You were told you are "not anemic." Even so, you may still be iron deficient.This is because there are cases where the iron ...

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The recommendations surround important updates to standard criteria that are commonly used despite being decades old.

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The American Society of Hematology has raised the adult ferritin cutoff for iron deficiency from 15 to 30 ng/mL, meaning some ...

A prospective cohort study found that adults whose hemoglobin levels were 1 to 3 g/dL above the World Health Organization's (WHO) current anemia thresholds had lower mortality compared with those ...

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Finnish researchers found that hemoglobin levels that are within the normal range but at the lower end may be beneficial for health, particularly for glucose metabolism and cardiovascular health.

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A low hemoglobin count is a commonly seen blood test result. Hemoglobin (Hb or Hgb) is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. A low hemoglobin count is generally defined ...