Anemia

Patients’ smoking behaviors may be associated with elevated risks for chronic kidney disease, but more data are needed, according to researchers.

Infants with food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome face risks for iron deficiency, with potential impacts on their growth, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Iron deficiency during pregnancy went underrecognized and undertreated among a large sample of unique deliveries at Mayo Clinic, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Anemia of chronic disease is associated with significant mortality, and overall outcomes are influenced by demographic, socioeconomic and hospital-related factors, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

ASH has announced its three inaugural quality improvement champions.

Oral vadadustat three times per week was noninferior to a long-acting erythropoiesis-stimulating agent for treating anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis, according to study data.

An unknown illness that causes influenza-like symptoms has left dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo dead and hundreds sick, according to local health officials.

PHILADELPHIA — Angiotensin receptor blockers were associated with worse outcomes in patients with celiac disease, including anemia, iron deficiency and “continued mucosal damage in the small intestine,” according to a presenter.

SAN ANTONIO — Half of adolescents had two or more micronutrient deficiencies 10 years after metabolic and bariatric surgery, with deficiencies more common after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, according to a presentation at ObesityWeek.

Patients referred for percutaneous coronary intervention after acute myocardial infarction did not experience improved cardiovascular outcomes when taking colchicine compared with placebo, refuting previous study results.