Congenital and inherited bone marrow failure syndromes are rare and not exactly public health hazards. However, they have important lessons to teach about hematology in particular and cell biology in ...

Anemia of chronic disease is caused by long-term underlying health conditions, such as autoimmune disorders, that affect your body’s ability to make red blood cells. If you have anemia, you have a ...

Chemotherapy-induced anemia develops when chemotherapy drugs damage bone marrow cells that create red blood cells, reducing oxygen circulation throughout your body. About 70% of people receiving ...

Kindergartners know what a smile means. When part of that smile is missing, someone’s not happy. If that person has sickle cell anemia, they may feel pain. It’s the message that Judy Anderson got ...

While mild anemia is generally treatable, some severe forms, like thalassemia and aplastic anemia, can lead to life-threatening complications if untreated due to the body’s organs not receiving enough ...