A vitamin B12 blood test is one way to know if you’re B12 deficient. Some people opt for a urine test instead. Learn when ...

Supplementing with vitamin B12 can improve energy levels in people who are deficient in the vitamin. However, it may not ...

A new electronic health record-based model accurately predicted risk for gastric cancer using demographic, behavioral and ...

Pernicious anemia is predominantly a disease of adult life and is rarely reported in persons under the age of thirty. 4 The disease has been described in children, but the diagnosis has not been ...

When you don’t get enough iron, you can develop iron deficiency anemia (IDA). In IDA, you cannot make enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. There are many ...

Anemia is more common in later-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), with diabetes and dialysis increasing the risk. Treating the underlying cause can improve symptoms and quality of life. It’s ...

It is likely that the effect of steroids in pernicious anemia is due to a suppression of the autoimmune phenomena. If so, it is of interest to determine whether the effect of steroids can be ...

A baby’s alarming deterioration was the result of a disorder that can be overlooked in infants, and that, if left untreated, ...