For over a decade, Ruth has written for multiple outlets providing patient education, including Health. She has written for health student education companies, collaborating on an anatomy textbook ...

The prescription drug leucovorin is getting a label update, but it’s not what that the US Food and Drug Administration suggested during a White House briefing in September, when officials touted the ...

Scientists are still untangling why the nutrient gap persists—and what it reveals about how women’s health is studied and treated. A woman lounges on a chair in the sun. Vitamin D is a crucial ...

Do you bruise at the slightest bump, or seemingly without even being touched? “While this phenomenon may seem more annoying than harmful, it could reveal a specific nutritional imbalance,” explains ...

For me, running with low iron levels was a progressively worsening slog. For years, I attributed relatively vague symptoms—mostly fatigue and heavy legs—to common training mistakes, like improper ...

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Vitamin B12 is found only in animal foods, but in good amounts. So unless you’re a vegan, chances are you’re getting plenty of it in your diet. Yet many older adults are deficient in the vitamin. Why?

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency is the most common primary immunodeficiency in humans. It can increase the risk of allergies, asthma, and autoimmune disease. Primary immunodeficiencies are ...

As a dietitian, I’ve seen how easily vitamin K deficiency can go unnoticed. This essential nutrient often takes a backseat to more popular vitamins like C and D, but its role in your health is just as ...

Nearly a quarter of Americans are estimated to have a vitamin D deficiency. Why is that? A 2022 study of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) data estimated that about 22% of ...

Screening for Financial Toxicity and Health-Related Social Risks in Patients With GI Cancer: Results From a Large Cancer Center Iron deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with cancer and has ...

Granulocytes may be transfused to patients with a severe deficiency or dysfunction of neutrophils which have developed or are at risk of developing life-threatening infections. There is anecdotal ...