Cut use of high-dose iron for mild deficiency: expert guide
New evidence-based advice is to maximise absorption with a low-dose oral regimen.
Tag: Haematology
Study suggests virus was in US last December
Tests for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies on archived donated blood samples suggests the virus was in some states by the middle of the month.
What’s causing this hard palate lesion?
Jack, a 45-year-old carpenter, presents with a swollen upper lip and an ulcerative lesion that has been enlarging for six months over his hard pala…
Convalescent plasma of no benefit in sick COVID-19 patients
The therapy - a transfusion of plasma from recovered virus patients - did not reduce the risk of death, shows an Argentinian study.
Haemochromatosis mutation raises liver cancer risk 10-fold, study finds
While men have an increased risk of malignancy and mortality, women do not, researchers find.
Drug ‘could herald precision medicine’ in multiple myeloma
Results from an international trial of venetoclax may prove to be a watershed, a leading haematological oncologist says.
‘I still remember the first time I saw all the cancer cells were dead’
Professor Mark Dawson is this year's recipient of the Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist for his work in developing new epigenetic therapy for t…
Could a cryoprotein explain ‘COVID toe’?
Study at a Spanish hospital during the pandemic shows two thirds of patients with chilblains had an abnormal blood protein.
Real Case: Did some old-fashioned blood letting save my patient’s life?
The fashionable practice of bloodletting in yesteryear for most conditions is now discredited. So you can imagine my amazement when I realised that one of…
MI and anaemia: Blood transfusion strategies compared
The largest trial to date on the topic resolves a controversy.
