Deficiency of G6PD was related to significantly elevated risks of ADHD development [odds ratio (OR) of 1.2], seeking neurologist care (OR, 1.3), and psychiatrist consultations (OR, 1.1).

On 18 December 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified the first diagnostic test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency which can help to safely deliver WHO ...

G6PD deficiency is also known as “favism” after the Italian word for broad beans (fava) which cause a classic reaction when eaten by people with G6PD deficiency. In males, who have only one X ...

Most (80.4%) were men, one-third were Black, 39% were white, and three-fourths were under age 65. Of those, 454 were positive for G6PD deficiency (418 men and 36 women), 68% of whom were Black men.

Babylon resident Keely Harris, the founder of the g6pd Deficiency Foundation, said her grandson, Brody, 8, tested positive for G6PD and developed kernicterus, a type of brain damage resulting from ...