India has handed over the first consignment of vaccines for the management of sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia to the government. Indian ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava handed over the ...

CHARLESTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a landmark initiative to expand access to cutting-edge treatments for sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder that ...

Long-term treatment with hydroxyurea reduces emergency department visits and days spent in the hospital for children with sickle cell anemia, the most common and usually the most severe form of sickle ...

People with an inherited blood disorder have actively avoided seeking ambulance care because of past negative experiences, according to a report. Findings of a research project – commissioned by ...

The findings were part of a research project commissioned by London Ambulance Service (LAS) NHS Trust and carried out by the Sickle Cell Society. LAS said it had developed an action plan to ...

Sickle cell disease experts are worried that recent staffing changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will impact a program that collects data about the genetic disease and how it ...

The quality of life of patients with sickle cell anemia is severely compromised similar to or even worse than patients with other chronic diseases such as arthritis. Patients who responded to ...

Hydroxyurea remains effective long-term in reducing emergency department visits and hospital days for children living with sickle cell disease ... improving anemia, and reducing the risk of ...

Hydroxyurea remains effective long-term in reducing emergency department visits and hospital days for children living with sickle cell disease ... improving anemia, and reducing the risk of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Groundbreaking advancements in Sickle Cell treatment are changing and saving lives nationwide. For decades, patients with Sickle Cell Disease have lived with pain ...

In sickle cell disease, avascular necrosis (AVN) can occur due to the progressive impairment of blood supply to the bones caused by the sickling process. In AVN, the bone tissue dies and the bone ...