A clearcut erythropoietic response to cobaltous chloride therapy was obtained in 1 patient (Case 23), a thirty-seven-year-old Italian housewife, with familial microcytic (Cooley's trait ...

Background: Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a group of genetically heterogeneous hereditary hemolytic disorders characterized by anemia, splenomegaly, jaundice, reticulocytosis, and spherical red ...

Feb. 25, 2025 — A bone marrow transplant process is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial completed at about 20 cancer ... Brains of People With ...

Anemia is the most common blood disorder in the U.S. It occurs when your body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells are needed to carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest ...

If your MCH is high, your blood will be more red. Anemia is the most common cause of a low MCH, including a type called microcytic anemia in which red blood cells are abnormally small. A low MCH may ...

Laboratory evaluation showed microcytic anemia (hemoglobin 7.7 g/dL and MCV [mean corpuscular volume]:64.7, lymphocytosis, and mildly elevated liver enzymes [Aspartate Aminotransferase [AST] 52, ...

Megaloblastic anemia is a type of vitamin deficiency anemia that causes larger-than-normal red blood cells and enlarged and abnormal red blood cell precursors (megaloblasts) to appear in the bone ...

A New York hospital has declared a patient cured of sickle-cell anemia, a debilitating genetic disorder that mostly affects individuals of African heritage. Considered to be cured, other genetic ...

You can get folic acid deficiency anemia a few different ways. Here are some examples: You don’t eat enough foods that contain folic acid. This is the case for most people. You might not be ...

Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO A mean corpuscular volume (MCV) test is a blood test that measures the size and ...

The E! News host shared that she's been struggling with a rare blood disorder called microcytic anemia Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...