Diabetes is less common among people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, than at sea level, and researchers who have discovered why that happens say the reason may lead to new ...

Beall has been studying the human response to hypoxic living conditions for years. In research published in October 2024, she and her team revealed some of the specific adaptations in Tibetan ...

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of A1C and time in range for diabetes management, including why experts use both metrics to track blood sugar health effectively.

A clinical trial testing the oral therapy tebapivat for sickle cell disease is fully enrolled, with early results expected later this year.

LAS VEGAS — Treating non-anemic iron deficiency (NAID) with iron and vitamin C raised third-trimester hemoglobin levels and ...

When it comes to getting older, there are certain things we take steps to prevent and others that we accept as unavoidable. Changes in estrogen levels, especially for women in perimenopause and ...

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ...

Elizabeth Barnes, MS, RDN, LDN, is a dietitian with a focus on treating clients with eating disorders and disordered eating to help them to mend their relationship with food and their bodies. Fatigue, ...

Complete blood count, especially neutrophil and hemoglobin values, may provide a window into the neurologic risk of patients with CKD, possibly identifying individuals who warrant closer brain health ...

Scientists have announced the discovery of damaged hemoglobin in the hollow, blood vessel–like structures of dinosaur fossils. The researchers used a novel technique they hope may put an enduring ...

Did you know the same protein that gives blood its red color and carries oxygen throughout the body is also present inside brain cells? Hemoglobin, long celebrated for ferrying oxygen in red blood ...