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Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
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Urban League of Greater Madison, American Red Cross will partner for Sickle Cell Blood Drive on Feb. 22
The Urban League of Greater Madison and The American Red Cross will host a Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive on Saturday, Feb ...
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Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits, most of them Black, have died nationwide while training to become police officers
Black recruits represented nearly 60% of those who died, a striking disparity given that federal data show Black officers ...
Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits have died nationwide while training to become police officers
At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies nationwide in the last decade.
Takeaways from AP’s investigation into dozens of deaths of police recruits
When a sheriff’s deputy died at a police academy in Evansville, Indiana, two years ago, law enforcement leaders said he'd ...
MUSC expands gene therapy, resources for Sickle Cell ‘warriors’ in South Carolina
The Medical University of South Carolina is expanding its access to state-supported Sickle Cell programs for “warriors,” or ...
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Sickle Cell disease highly prevalent among tribal population
However, research in India has detected that prevalence of sickle cell among individuals is particularly high in regions where malaria is endemic. Since SCD has a protective mechanism to malaria, ...
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Groundbreaking treatment for sickle cell disease approved for use
Treatment for sickle cell disease, the most common inherited blood disorder in Kenya, has been approved for use in England for older children and adults with a severe form of the disease.The treatment ...
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No Evidence Found Linking Sickle Cell Trait With Unexplained Sudden Death
There is no evidence to support physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis or heat injury causing sudden death in individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT), nor is there evidence that SCT causes acute ...
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No Evidence Found Linking Sickle Cell Trait With Unexplained Sudden Death
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There is no evidence to support physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis or heat injury causing sudden death in individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT), nor is ...