Newsweek spoke to Nika Diwa, 35, about her "pregnancy plot twist" that went viral on TikTok, racking up 1.4 million views.

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is one of the most common inherited enzyme disorders, affecting hundreds of millions worldwide. This condition results from mutations in the G6PD ...

The prevalence of G6PD deficiency differs among ethnic groups. For instance, males of African and Mediterranean descent more frequently express the trait. Two types of mutations are commonly found in ...

In an April 8 MedPage Today article, Mark Zucker, MD, asked the question as to why there is differential susceptibility to COVID-19 infection. In other words, why do some people become severely ill ...

Hemolytic anemia is a disorder where the body destroys red blood cells (RBCs), which are removed from the system before their normal life span of 120 days is over. Destruction of red blood cells is ...

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Africa is of high prevalence, although precise data are lacking in many individual nations. We investigated 129 unrelated subjects (71 male ...

Newborn screening for an inherited genetic condition that affects people of several ethnicities could reduce the risk of long-term disability for many on Long Island, doctors and advocates say.

Anemia remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries where resources to determine the underlying etiology remain poor. There are three basic mechanisms for developing anemia ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have a lot of pain from arthritis. I take two Tylenol a day. Can just two a day cause a problem? — C.M. Dear C.M.: Tylenol is only one of many names for acetaminophen, a drug used ...