Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study: Too few kids with sickle cell get stroke screen, care
Too few U.S. kids with sickle cell anemia get a needed screening for stroke, according to a study released Tuesday.
Sep 20, 2022
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Sickle Cell Anemia
Cardiology
Tips to reduce stroke in the diverse communities
Stroke is the second-leading cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., about 800,000 strokes occur per year.
May 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A possible cure for sickle cell? High-tech solution unlikely to help patients with limited access
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder where red blood cells become sickle/crescent shaped. It causes frequent infections, swelling in the hands and legs, pain, severe tiredness and delayed growth or puberty. Treatment ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Other
Heading into the third year of the pandemic, the US blood supply is at a 10-year low
The blood supply in the U.S. is now at its lowest level in over a decade.
Feb 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hydroxyurea may reverse sickle cell-related heart abnormalities
Heart abnormalities are common complications of sickle cell anemia (SCA) that can contribute to severe disease symptoms and even death. A study published today in the journal Blood Advances is the first to find that hydroxyurea ...
Sep 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease, which is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders, affects approximately 100,000 people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sep 10, 2021
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Vaccination
Co-inventor of mRNA shots sets sights on pan-coronavirus vaccine
Drew Weissman's decades of research helped pave the way for mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, but the scientist isn't resting on his laurels.
Sep 9, 2021
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Health informatics
Scientists create a labor-saving automated method for studying electronic health records
In an article published in the journal Patterns, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai described the creation of a new, automated, artificial intelligence-based algorithm that can learn to read patient ...
Sep 2, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers develop proof-of-concept treatment that elevates adult and fetal hemoglobin
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a proof-of-concept treatment for blood disorders like sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia that could raise hemoglobin levels by activating production ...
Jun 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: Who's at higher risk of serious symptoms?
Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important to remind people who is more at risk of serious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms, which can vary widely. Some people have no symptoms at all, while others ...
Apr 28, 2021
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