Sickle cell puts black patients at higher risk for severe COVID
Sickle cell disease increases the risk of death or serious complications from COVID-19 infection, a pair of new studies suggests.
Dec 15, 2020
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Sickle cell disease increases the risk of death or serious complications from COVID-19 infection, a pair of new studies suggests.
Dec 15, 2020
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For Evie Junior, living with sickle cell disease has been like running a marathon.
Nov 30, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Use of medical marijuana is associated with fewer hospitalizations among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Blood Advances.
Sep 8, 2020
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A new study shows how chronic psychological stress leads to painful vessel-clogging episodes—the most common complication of sickle-cell disease (SCD) and a frequent cause of hospitalizations. The findings, made in mice, ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Researchers at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh found that infusing umbilical cord blood—a readily available source of stem cells—safely and effectively treated 44 children born with various non-cancerous genetic ...
Jul 14, 2020
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(HealthDay)—People with sickle cell disease are at increased risk for severe complications from COVID-19, an expert says.
Jul 13, 2020
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The nation's top public health agency on Thursday revamped its list of which Americans are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 illness, adding pregnant women and removing age alone as a factor.
Jun 26, 2020
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A team of international researchers has learned that dose escalation of hydroxyurea treatment for children in Uganda with sickle cell anemia is more effective and has similar side effects than a lower fixed dose of the same ...
Jun 24, 2020
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The jury's still out on whether the use of marijuana may increase the risk of stroke. While several larger studies have found an increased risk, other studies have found no such increased risk. Adding to the debate is a new ...
Jun 3, 2020
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African Americans are dying from COVID-19 at a rate two to four times higher than white Americans. Per capita cases are higher on the Navajo reservation than in every U.S. state. What are the causes of this disparate impact ...
Jun 2, 2020
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