Starting iron chelation therapy early may prevent growth problems and organ damage from iron overload in children with TDT. Currently approved medications have limitations for use in very young ...

ATLANTA -- Patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) who received a gene therapy achieved normal or near-normal levels of total hemoglobin and transfusion independence, with stable iron ...

Objective: To review the pathophysiology of anemia, as well as transfusion-related complications and indications for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, in critically ill children. Although allogeneic ...

For people who need blood transfusions, iron can accumulate in the heart and liver, causing damage and sometimes death. Doctors often prescribe medications called chelators that bind to iron and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 65-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency and sent to a hematologist for two sessions of iron infusion. After completing this procedure, I found out from ...

What Is an Iron Infusion? Iron is a mineral your body needs to make hemoglobin, the part of red blood cells that carries oxygen to all your organs and tissues. An iron infusion is a treatment for low ...