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 ...

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 ...

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.

Dear Dr. Gott: I have been diagnosed with both glucose-6-phospho dehydrogenase deficiency and thalassemia. Please explain these afflictions. Dear Reader: Glucose 6 PD deficiency is a genetic defect in ...

(Philadelphia, PA) – Red blood cells in the human body are continuously subjected to oxidative stress, in which highly reactive molecules damage cellular components. Blood cells have a mechanism in ...

Dr. Ernest Beutler, a Scripps Research Institute physician and researcher who was one of the country’s leading experts on diseases of the blood and iron metabolism, died Sunday of lymphoma at Scripps ...