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 ...
Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious hereditary blood disease, were more likely to survive malaria, a disease which kills some 1.2 million people every year.
During August 2021 to August 2023, the overall prevalence of anemia was 9.3 percent among people aged 2 years and older, according to a December data brief published by the National Center for ...