The Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ held a Sickle Cell blood drive Saturday, to help those affected with the condition.

The Sickle Cell Blood Drive with the American Red Cross runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, ...

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 ...

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Uganda records an estimated 20,000 sickle cell births annually, with many affected children dying before their fifth birthday. Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans Uganda’s government has ...

The quality of life of patients with sickle cell anemia is severely compromised similar ... acute chest syndrome, and blood transfusion, responders to hydroxyurea with a pain score >5 achieved ...

News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing.

Your blood smears look really bad,'" Stokes recalled. Leukemia, a disease of the blood and bone marrow, disrupts the body's ability to produce normal blood cells. According to the American Cancer ...

Jan. 17, 2025 — A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain receptors from their surfaces and blocking cancer ...

As you age, your risk for higher blood sugar increases—which raises the risk of type 2 diabetes for adults in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. Using a chart of blood sugar levels by age can help you track ...

Multiple myeloma is part of the spectrum of diseases ranging from MGUS to plasma cell leukemia, and similar to MGUS, is characterized by proliferation of a plasma cell clone and subsequent ...