Anemia

Healio spoke with David Andrew Sallman, MD, about recent advancements and approvals in myelodysplastic syndrome.

In this video, Ruben Mesa, MD, discussed the backstory behind a study presented at ASCO Annual Meeting, examining the effect of luspatercept on patients with myelofibrosis suffering from anemia.

In this video, Ruben Mesa, MD, discussed a study he presented at ASCO Annual Meeting examining the impact of transfusion burden on quality of life and functioning on patients with myelofibrosis.

Iron deficiency appeared common among a cohort of U.S. females aged 12 years to 21 years, with an overall prevalence of nearly 40%, according to study results published in a research letter in JAMA.

Taking daily low-dose aspirin was linked to an increased incidence of anemia and a decline in blood iron levels among otherwise healthy older adults, according to the results of research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

In this video, Aaron T. Gerds, MD, MS, discussed the backstory behind an abstract presented at ASCO Annual Meeting, examining a new compound directly targeting the ACVR1 gene in order to improve anemia in patients with myelofibrosis.

In this video, Aaron T. Gerds, MD, MS, discussed the backstory behind a study he presented at ASCO Annual Meeting, examining the effect of luspatercept on patients with myelofibrosis suffering from anemia.

CHICAGO — Older men with hypogonadism and high risk for cardiovascular disease who received testosterone therapy had similar rates of CV events as those who received placebo, according to findings from the TRAVERSE trial.

Intravenous iron therapy did not improve exercise capacity in nonanemic patients with iron deficiency who have chronic kidney disease, according to recently published data.