Anaemia in the News

Margaret Murray (The Conversation) The popularity of matcha continues to boom. But recent videos on social media have suggested it could be bad for you if you have low iron. One Sydney woman recently told media she had “no idea” her daily matcha latte could affect her health until she started experiencing headaches, and noticed her hair and nails were brittle and she was bruising easily. Blood tests found she was severely low in iron. Similar videos on TikTok show women in ho

Zara Salaria (BBC News) "Do you have ferritin face?" a young woman asks on TikTok, pointing to dark circles, washed-out skin and brittle hair, alongside before-and-after style photographs. The content creator puts these features down to her iron levels. It is one of a growing number of videos and posts on TikTok and Instagram claiming that low ferritin - a protein which stores iron in the body - can leave visible clues on your face. Users list pale or grey-looking skin, dark

Rose Stokes is a freelance journalist and mother of two Joe McFadden Health reporter Published by BBC News 12 December 2025 After giving birth to her second child, Rose Stokes was exhausted all the time. "I couldn't really do anything more than the bare minimum in terms of looking after my kids. I'd put them down at seven and have to get straight into bed," the freelance journalist says. Rose thought it was just what being a mum of two young children was like. But being tired

What is iron? Iron is an essential mineral for your body. It is an important part of haemoglobin (the protein inside red blood cells) which carries oxygen around your body. What is intravenous iron? Intravenous iron is a way of quickly getting iron into your bloodstream by using a small tube which is placed into a vein in your arm, though which we can give you a liquid solution containing iron (an infusion). Why do I need intravenous iron? If you do not have enough iron, you

Iron deficiency anaemia is caused by lack of iron, often because of blood loss or pregnancy. It's treated with iron tablets and by eating iron-rich foods. Symptoms of iron deficiency anaemia Symptoms of iron deficiency anaemia can include: tiredness and lack of energy shortness of breath noticeable heartbeats (heart palpitations) paler than usual skin headaches Less common symptoms of iron deficiency anaemia Less common symptoms of iron deficiency anaemia (that are not usuall