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The most common cause of anemia is a lack of iron. This is called iron-deficiency anemia. Read on to learn more.

Anemia is a common blood disorder. It occurs when you have fewer red blood cells than normal, or not enough hemoglobin in your blood. Here's what you need to know about this condition.

Detailed information on the different types of anemia, including aplastic anemia, anemia of folate deficiency, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, hemolytic anemia, iron deficiency anemia, megaloblastic anemia, and sickle cell disease

Vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia is a condition in which your body does not have enough healthy red blood cells, due to a lack (deficiency) of vitamin B-12. This vitamin is needed to make red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of your body.

Beta thalassemia is a genetic disease inherited from one or both parents. Read on to learn more about the different forms of this disease, treatment, and more.

Detailed information on bleeding/clotting disorders, including hemophilia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and thrombosis

Learn facts about blood, including components of blood, functions of blood cells, and common blood tests.

Detailed information on the most common blood disorders, including hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, thrombocythemia, leukemia, and lymphoma

Bone marrow transplant replaces damaged marrow with healthy stem cells to treat cancers and blood diseases. Cells come from you or a donor. After high-dose treatment, cells are given like a blood transfusion. Risks include infection, bleeding, and graft-versus-host disease. Recovery takes months.