Iron plays a vital role in carrying oxygen through your body, yet many women fall short of their daily needs. From knowing when to supplement to pairing foods for better absorption, small changes can ...

About three years ago, Soumya Rangarajan struggled day after day with exhaustion, headaches, and heart palpitations. As a frontline hospital doctor during the coronavirus pandemic, she first ...

Screening women of reproductive age may be a cost-effective way to diagnose and treat iron deficiency, a new study shows. There are currently no guidelines for screening women for iron deficiency, ...

What do ice cravings, hair loss, and mood have in common? They're all potentially weird signs of iron deficiency, which is actually relatively prevalent in women. An estimated 14% of US adults are ...

“Iron is essential,” says Moon. “Its claim to fame is being an MVP on the team that delivers oxygen to the brain, muscles, and rest of the body, but it’s also crucial for physical growth; the ...

The vast majority of pregnant women develop an iron deficiency by their third trimester, according to a study that hematologist Dr. Michael Auerbach, of Georgetown University School of Medicine, has ...

A startling new report from JAMA Open Network reveals that more than one-third of women between ages 18 and 50 are battling iron deficiency, often without realizing it. This essential mineral, crucial ...

More than 80% of pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient by their third trimester, according to a new study my colleagues and I conducted. What we found particularly surprising was that the women ...