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Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After

from HealthDay News

Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After HealthDay News Teens who donate blood are at significant risk for long-term iron deficiency, a new study warns. The concern comes as 16- to 18-year-olds have emerged as one of the fastest-growing groups of blood donors nationwide. But this study of nearly 31,000 teens who gave blood more than once between 2016 and 2018 found that roughly 1 in 10 were already iron-deficient when they donated for the first time. READ MORE

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