Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women, but it often presents differently depending on sex. There are sex ...
SO FOR EXAMPLE, SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF MALARIA ... THE PROBLEM BECAME WHEN TWO CARRIERS OF WHAT IS CALLED THE TRAIT OR THE INFECTED GENE REPRODUCED, THERE WAS A 25% CHANCE ...
A SYSTEMATIC review by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) has found no evidence to support sickle cell trait (SCT) as a cause of acute pain crises or sudden exertion-related death. This finding ...
The Medical University of South Carolina is expanding its access to state-supported Sickle Cell programs for “warriors,” or ...
Simmie White is taking control of her own story. The six-year-old girl and her mother want others to understand more about ...
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies across the United States. Two of them were in Indiana.
Many carried sickle cell trait, a condition most prevalent among Black Americans that increases the risk of serious injury following extreme exertion. Overall, the deaths amount to a tiny ...
Columnist Mary Shaniqua shares some practical examples of how to support, comfort, and encourage a loved one with sickle cell.