Ferritin is a protein that’s produced in the body’s cells, and largely concentrated in the liver and immune system cells. Ferritin stores and releases iron, which is essential for producing red blood ...

Virtually every cell in the body requires iron in order to function well. Iron is involved in key bodily processes, including the transportation of oxygen in the blood. It also plays a central role in ...

Half of pregnant women who had a simple blood test to check their iron stores had low iron levels, and one in four had severe iron deficiency, according to a paper published today in the journal Blood ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A ferritin threshold of 25 µg/L is cost-effective for identifying and treating women with iron deficiency.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ferritin testing needs to be a routine part of maternal care and pregnancy health screenings, according to the ...

Running can feel exhausting, but it shouldn't leave you so gassed you can't get off the couch for the rest of the day or that it takes you a full week to recover from a workout. Too often, that sense ...

Four out of every 10 teen girls and young women may have iron levels low enough to cause symptoms such as low energy and dizziness, a new study suggests. But most of them probably don’t know it, ...

Shark Tank India's Namita Thapar recently shared a video of herself from her IV iron therapy. She talked about suffering from ...

Low energy, hair fall and brain fog despite ‘normal’ haemoglobin? Namita Thapar opens up about her anaemia journey and urges women to check ferritin levels.