India is known as the “Thalassemia capital of the world.” It has the highest number of patients with thalassemia major in the world. India has around 50 million (5 crore) carriers of the ß ...

Anemia, a common complication of thalassemia, can cause pale or yellowish skin, particularly noticeable in the face, lips, ...

Managements of thalassemia centres face a lot of difficulties due to lack of blood donations, Kashif said. He said that in Ramazan, most of the children suffering from thalassemia, haemophilia and ...

Tharu tribals face higher rates of thalassemia (22-24%) and sickle cell anaemia (60%) than the general population, prompting a medical camp for 2 lakh people. The prevalence of thalassemia and ...