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Researchers evaluated the use of ultrawide field swept-source OCT-A to evaluate retinal vasculature in patients with sickle cell retinopathy.
For people living with sickle cell disease, joint pain, especially in the knees, can be a frustrating and persistent companion.When swelling and fluid build-up occur in the joint, doctors often ...
There are more types of sickle cell crisis than a vaso-occlusive crisis, writes columnist Mary Shaniqua, who summarizes ...
It is one hour at a time for Gladicy Mbeyu, a sickle cell warrior who was last year awarded a state commendation for helping ...
For 21-year-old Javarian Weatherspoon, life without pain feels like a miracle. After growing up with sickle cell disease, he ...
Sickle cell is a disease that affects the oxygen-carrying red blood cells. While normal red blood cells ... causing severe pain and damage to the delicate tissues of the lungs, eyes, spleen, kidneys ...
THAT’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR. SO THERE ARE MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ESTIMATED TO HAVE SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN THE U.S., THE RED CROSS SAYS FOSTERING A DIVERSE BLOOD SUPPLY IS CRITICALLY ...
Living with sickle cell disease presents many physical and emotional challenges. From painful crises to the risk of organ damage, individuals with SCD often carry a heavy health burden. Among the many ...
Sickle cell disease (SCD) and sickle cell trait (SCT) can increase the risk of eye diseases associated with diabetes mellitus, according to a recent study. Findings indicated patients who had diabetes ...
Beam Therapeutics will present new BEAM-101 data for sickle cell disease at EHA2025, detailing safety and efficacy in 17 patients. Beam Therapeutics Inc. has announced that it will present updated ...
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — There is an incredible story of love and sacrifice out of Plant City that helped to heal a little girl from sickle cell disease. Aliyah Reid spent the first five ...