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Signs and Symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease
Health via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders that causes symptoms such as anemia, pain, fatigue, jaundice, an increased...
What Causes Sickle Cell Anemia?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSickle cell anemia is a genetically inherited disorder of the hemoglobin in red blood cells (RBC). Hemoglobin is the protein in RBCs that transports...
Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSickle cell disease is an inherited condition that affects the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin protein in red blood cells. It carries a risk of a sickle cell...
Sickle cell disease is rife in west Africa - a fresh approach is needed to combat it
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest prevalence of sickle cell disease Wikimedia...
'Every day is a bad day.' Sickle cell disease bill would educate public, track patients
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAubrey Wilsey of Mashpee is relieved that his son Jayden Wilsey, 13, was released from a month-long...
Kansas Citians with sickle cell disease may benefit from new FDA-approved treatments
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people in the United States, including an estimated 2,000...
Why we need more Black blood donors to treat sickle cell anemia
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCNN staffer Sharon Browne-Peter was diagnosed with sickle cell disease before she was born and needs...
Landmark sickle cell drug axed by regulators
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA drug approved to treat sickle cell disease has been axed by the government, sparking criticism from campaigners. The medicine, crizanlizumab, which was...
If you're Black, your odds of getting sickle cell disease are significantly high
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLocal volunteers are on a mission to not only help residents learn if they have sickle cell disease,...
FDA approves gene therapy for sickle cell disease: 'One incredible journey of success.'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFederal officials Friday approved two gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease, welcome news...
