About three years ago, Soumya Rangarajan struggled day after day with exhaustion, headaches, and heart palpitations. As a front-line hospital doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic, she first attributed ...

Heavy or prolonged periods can cause iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may impact periods, but this requires further research. Iron deficiency anemia occurs if people do not have enough iron in the body ...

Iron deficiency may affect more than 1 in 6 adults in the U.S., according to research published Tuesday. Researchers found that 14 percent of Americans may have absolute iron deficiency—defined as a ...

You may have an iron deficiency and not even know it. A large proportion of adults in the United States – nearly 1 in 3 – may have one of two forms of iron deficiency, even if they don’t have a health ...

Anemia occurs when you have fewer red blood cells or low hemoglobin, reducing oxygen levels in your blood. Iron deficiency anemia is common and can be treated with dietary changes and supplements.

The condition can cause fatigue and other symptoms but is rarely tested for. Here’s what to know. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Roughly 35 percent of women of reproductive age in the United States don’t ...