hemoglobin

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At one point since the crash, Vonn said, she received a blood transfusion to raise her hemoglobin levels.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Evan’s symptoms seemed too minor to warrant a doctor’s appointment, but a simple blood test may have revealed his low hemoglobin level, an early warning sign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

One example is SUPT5H, a gene associated with beta thalassemia, a blood disorder that disrupts hemoglobin production and can lead to moderate to severe anemia.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

The researchers thought: Why don’t we just isolate hemoglobin and we’ll put that into people, inject it into their bloodstream, and it can carry oxygen around.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2025

Once all the oxygen molecules have been loaded onto heme, the four leaves of hemoglobin tighten around the oxygen like a saddle clasp.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee