A new study suggests the number of deaths due to sickle cell disease is 11 times higher than what is indicated from mortality data sources alone. Sickle cell disease is not just underdiagnosed, but it also increases risk ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Researchers presenting preliminary data from a clinical trial aimed at discovering a cure for sickle cell disease reveal positive results among its first patients.
Jun 9, 2023
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Infections and other diseases can cause red blood cells to rupture, releasing the oxygen-binding molecule hemoglobin, which breaks down into heme. Free heme can cause significant inflammation and organ damage, leading to ...
Jun 1, 2023
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What happens when the blood supply to your bones is somehow damaged?
May 31, 2023
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A new distributional cost-effectiveness analysis of gene therapy versus standard-of-care for sickle cell disease (SCD) found that while gene therapy is cost-ineffective by conventional measures, it can be an equitable therapeutic ...
May 29, 2023
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Correlates of pain associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) include depression, age, sex, and employment status, according to a study published online May 18 in JAMA Network Open.
May 19, 2023
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A new paper from researchers at King's, in collaboration with Muhimbili University in Dar es Salaam, provides an in-depth analysis at why people of the female sex may have milder symptoms for sickle cell disease, specifically ...
May 18, 2023
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Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who undergo total knee replacement are at higher risk for complications than non-SCD patients, according to a large-scale, retrospective study by researchers from UT Southwestern Medical ...
Apr 17, 2023
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While research has long established disparities in health outcomes among individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD), few studies have quantified these gaps. A new study published in Blood Advances finds that the average ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Kevin Wake has suffered three strokes. He is only 54. The first one taught him how humiliating an emergency room visit can be for Black people living with the blood disorder sickle cell disease.
Mar 14, 2023
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