{
  "id": 12094957,
  "title": "What is ‘ferritin face’ and why is this health scare trending on social media?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/what-is-ferritin-face-and-why-is-this-health-scare-trending-on-social-12094957",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:12:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
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    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/what-is-ferritin-face-and-why-is-this-health-scare-trending-on-social-media/article71543324.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ferritin is a protein that stores iron and its level is used to assess the body’s iron stores. Low ferritin can occur before iron-deficiency anaemia develops. However, it does not produce a distinct facial appearance. Terms such as ‘iron-deficiency face’ and ‘ferritin face’ circulating on social media are not recognised medical diagnoses",
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        "title": "What is ‘ferritin face’ and why is this health scare trending on social media?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/what-is-ferritin-face-and-why-is-this-health-scare-trending-on-social",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:12:22.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}