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Read the full story"Sickle Cell patients already face medical biases. The least they deserve is free prescriptions"
After the government rejected calls for such a move, community initiatives can’t continue to be the only answer to survivors’ persisting inequalities A few weeks ago, during a landmark “Treatment of…
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Read the full storyDating with Sickle Cell Remains a Taboo
Alidor Gaspar says he wanted to make sure Sickle Cell wouldn't continue in his family, WHEN ALIDOR Gaspar was diagnosed with sickle cell disease as a young child, he couldn’t have predicted how the…
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Read the full storyCovid: Vulnerable NHS patients to be offered new drug
A new Covid drug designed to reduce the risk of vulnerable patients needing hospital treatment will be available on the NHS from today. Sotrovimab is a monoclonal antibody given as a transfusion to…
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Read the full storyUAB says new gene therapy could one day be cure for sickle cell disease
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - New hope for those living with sickle cell disease. Research from UAB shows a new gene therapy could one day be the cure for sickle cell disease. Dr. Julie Kanter explained…
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Read the full storySickle cell patients are not able to receive free prescriptions
A health minister has confirmed there are no plans for sickle cell patients to receive free NHS treatment during a landmark parliamentary debate. Maria Caulfield was quizzed at the ‘Treatment of…
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Read the full storyIncreased Risk of Stillbirth for Pregnant Women With Sickle Cell Trait
There is currently not much known about the relationship between pregnancy outcomes and sickle cell trait. New research indicates an increased risk of stillbirth for delivering mothers who have the…
