The founder of the Ghana Foundation for Sickle Gene Action, Victoria Awo Twumasi has been honoured with the Inspirational Leadership Award of the Year at the maiden edition of the Ghana Executive ...

It is one hour at a time for Gladicy Mbeyu, a sickle cell warrior who was last year awarded a state commendation for helping ...

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Sickle Cell Disease is a chronic, inherited blood disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It is best known for causing anaemia, pain episodes, and organ complications, but a lesser ...

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Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive blood disorder that can lead to anaemia. It is caused by a mutation in the haemoglobin gene, which leads to deformation of red blood cells.

In children with sickle cell disease, hemoglobin and sickle cell hemoglobin (HbS) should be measured at presentation with arterial ischemic stroke (D). Urgent exchange transfusion should be ...

Background— In patients with sickle cell trait or disease, reduced life expectancy and a tendency for complications are believed to negatively affect likelihood of survival after open heart surgery.

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A study of U.S. children with sickle cell disease found fewer than half get a needed screening for stroke, a common complication. Pfizer is buying sickle cell drug maker Global Blood Therapeutics ...