Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinAccording to Mayo Clinic, sickle cell disease affects the shape of red ...
In a bid to reduce sickle cell disease rate in Busoga, the kingdom’s second deputy premier, Al-Haji Osman Ahmed Noor has urged the public to always prioritise sickle cell testing before marriage ...
Calvin Dickey Jr. collapsed during his first practice in a Bucknell uniform last summer. His family says suing is the only way to the truth.
A report from the Derbyshire NHS and NHS England details how more than 800 families were not told about their baby’s sickle cell carrier status, identified through a heel prick blood test shortly ...
“You might carry the gene (or trait) for sickle cell disorder and not even know it,” says Virginia Tshibangu, a Clinical ...
India faces a significant burden of the sickle cell disease — where red blood cells become sickle-shaped, reducing oxygen-carrying capacity — and thalassemia, which causes the body to produce less ...
Kerala's Wayanad district has become the first in the state to issue health cards to sickle-cell patients. The initiative ...
For 11 years the Derbyshire NHS was not telling families - largely from African and Caribbean backgrounds - about their child ...
There was a time during my second year when I was supposed to sit for a test, and that was the first time I had to be ...
The upcoming testing hub at Sadar Hospital, Jamshedpur, will play a crucial role in early detection and treatment. Sickle cell testing is a routine procedure performed on newborns, but it is also ...