Blood transfusions could be a regular thing if you or your child has a blood disorder called beta thalassemia. The disease causes a drop in the amount of red blood cells you have. A transfusion ...

Beta thalassemia minor—also known as beta thalassemia trait or B thalassemia—is a blood disorder. It lowers your blood’s level of hemoglobin, an iron-containing protein in red blood cells ...

World Thalassemia Day was observed on 8 May. India records between 10,000 and 15,000 new cases of Thalassemia Major every year, with national carrier rates estimated at 3 to 4 per cent, and as high as ...

Geneticists have used a cutting-edge DNA base editing treatment on several patients to cure thalassemia, a prevalent and ...

and he will no longer need blood transfusions. The treatment, the doctors said, is potentially curative, though they noted that it's too new to definitively call it a cure for beta thalassemia.

A three-year study by Metropolis Healthcare reveals that 28.4 per cent of nearly 20,000 children screened for ...

With gene therapy offering new hope for thalassemia, experts urge Indian govt to invest in early diagnosis, genetic testing, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am Greek and have thalassemia minor. In general, my red blood cells are much smaller than typical ones, and my iron content is significantly low. Every time I see a different ...

A four-year-old Pakistani girl diagnosed with severe thalassemia has been successfully treated with a Chinese-developed ...

Our Bureau, Bengaluru Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 16:15 Hrs [IST] ...