December 12, 2011 — Children with sickle cell anemia who receive the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine are no more likely to be hospitalized for sickle cell crisis than children with sickle cell ...

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. Amid doctors’ calls for protective ...

MIAMI - A new use of a long-established drug helped prevent the searing pain of sickle cell anemia in hundreds of patients as young as 9 months in a national trial. Until now, the drug has been ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Too few U.S. kids with sickle cell anemia get a needed screening for stroke, according to a study released Tuesday. The study found fewer than half get the screening and only about ...

Children with the inherited blood disorder sickle cell disease may face a higher risk of oral health problems; however, many don’t receive necessary care, according to researchers from the University ...

"Are you sitting?" he asked somberly. I sank slowly into a chair knowing what he was about to share. My 2-week old had tested positive for sickle cell disease, a life-threatening genetic condition ...

Dec. 8 -- MONDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Swine flu is more likely than seasonal flu to cause life-threatening complications in children with sickle cell disease, a new study has found. Johns ...

The drug significantly reduced ER visits and hospital days in children MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An oral chemotherapy drug can safely and effectively manage sickle cell disease in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Approximately half of patients who visited the ED with pain from sickle cell disease needed to be hospitalized.

Gladicy Mbeyu a Sickle Cell Disease patient and a teacher at Kilimo primary school in Kilifi during an interview with the standard at Kilifi South constituency in Kilifi county. Gladicy was awarded a ...

You're reading Part 5 of Coercive Care, a yearlong examination of the denial of reproductive autonomy for people with sickle cell disease. ST. LOUIS — All morning, nurses had been coming in, taking ...