Dear Dr. Roach: I was prescribed iron for a low iron level due to “microcytic anemia.” I couldn’t tolerate oral iron because of constipation and hemorrhoids, so my doctor prescribed iron infusions.

Dear Dr Roach: My mother is 82. About two years ago, she was diagnosed with low iron. All tests came back negative. She can’t tolerate an iron infusion and is allergic to iron pills and/or vitamins ...

Shannon Wood Rothenberg walked into her annual physical feeling fine. But more than a year later, she's still paying the price. Routine bloodwork from that spring 2018 medical visit suggested ...