A fifth (20%) of menstruating women have an iron deficiency. (Getty Images) Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, with up to 20% of menstruating women lacking in the ...

Ferritin is a critical protein that serves as the primary storage form of iron in the body. This protein is fundamental for managing iron levels, which are essential for numerous physiological ...

At one point or another during our training, we’ve all felt the onset of fatigue, constant tiredness or just that sudden wave of mid-run weakness. While we may chalk it up to an increase in mileage or ...

Dr. Sudhir Kumar says the ferritin test is important, when it comes to gauging overall health. Ferritin is a protein that ...

Ferritin is a protein that stores and releases iron (a mineral) in the body. A ferritin test measures how much of this protein is in your blood, helping diagnose health conditions caused by too much ...

Learn why low iron can occur even with a normal CBC, how to detect early deficiency, and practical lifestyle and dietary tips to maintain healthy iron levels. Iron deficiency is one of the most common ...

Ferritin is the parameter most often used in primary care to diagnose iron deficiency. The cutoff value of ferritin can affect the number of cases diagnosed, however. A study published in JAMA Network ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What's the best advice when one doctor seems more concerned about something than another? I am a 49-year-old woman who doesn't smoke, is relatively healthy and who weighs about 150 ...

An underdiagnosed deficiency of an essential mineral may be contributing to fatigue, brain fog and concentration problems in almost 1 in 4 adolescent girls and young women in the United States. Almost ...

Dear Dr. Roach: What's the best advice when one doctor seems more concerned about something than another? I am a 49-year-old woman who doesn't smoke, is relatively healthy and who weighs about 150 ...