Despite progress in healthcare services for individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Africa, substantial gaps ...

Columnist Mary Shaniqua, who undergoes monthly transfusions because of sickle cell, thanks the blood donors who make it ...

Normally round and flexible, the cells instead take on a rigid crescent shape. These sickle-shaped cells get stuck more easily in blood vessels, blocking blood flow. They also die off sooner than ...

Health workers in the eastern district of Budaka in Bukedi Sub-region have registered a decline in cases of sickle cell disease that had deeply affected families and communities in the district.

Pfizer is voluntarily withdrawing its sickle cell disease (SCD) therapy Oxbryta from all world markets after finding an "imbalance" in deaths in its clinical trials programme. It's a blow to the ...

Antimicrobials, vaccinations, and anti-inflammatory drugs were associated with a reduced risk of dementia in a systematic review, while diabetes drugs, vitamins and supplements, and antipsychotics ...

Osteomyelitis, a bone infection caused by bacterial or fungal spread, leads to painful swelling and potential bone loss if ...

Today Early in the fall, experts might also see more cases of respiratory syncytial virus, Dr. Geeta Sood, assistant professor of medicine and epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, ...

Cambium Oncology is pleased to share that their lead drug candidate, ANT308, recently demonstrated outstanding single-agent efficacy and safety in preclinical studies. The drug is mutation-agnostic, ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows.