Blood Cells & Why It's Important

A recent study documented that anemia affects 27% of the global population, or nearly 2 billion people.  Although a recent study found that Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) was the most common cause of anemia, other causes are also important, vary considerably in different populations, and require different interventions.  There has been particular concern about young children and pregnant women in less developed countries. Anemia is a significant global health issue that has increased in 8 countries and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Anemia is also an issue in older individuals and non-pregnant women. In adolescents with heavy menstrual bleeding or abnormal uterine bleeding, IDA is a common but under-recognized complication. A recent retrospective study found that aortic stenosis patients undergoing  transcatheter aortic valve implantation ( TAVI) commonly have comorbid anemia, which is predictive of mortality or re-hospital...

Greeting to all the fellow internet folks. A very warm welcome . We, a group of 5 medical science students, up from different racial background would like to share our knowledge with the fellow community here. We have a passion build up in this field and we are definitely eager to spread it to the people out there. Learning is two way process and we widely appreciate any kind of feed backs and  comments to build up our skills and for the betterment of conveying our message to the community. This blog will mainly be about blood cells specifically about anemia. According to the World Health Organization, p revalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) in Malaysia was 24.90 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 40.60 in 1990, while it's lowest value was 21.90 in 2010.  The value for prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Malaysia was 37.10 as of 2016. Over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value...