“The greatest risk for stroke is in utero before the baby is born ... Nigerian children mostly occurred among those with sickle cell anaemia, “They say that up to 11 per cent of children ...

Honored for making 190 lifetime blood donations totaling more than 33 gallons, for coordinating 33 blood drives at his church ...

unknown; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; BabyHUG = Baby Hydroxyurea Group ... STOP = Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia; SWITCH = Stroke With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea ...

Pre-pregnancy tests and counselling are crucial for identifying health risks ensuring fertility and preparing for a healthy ...

Thousands of diseases — such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia and cancer — are caused when there ... the amniotic fluid surrounding a baby in the womb can also be sampled to determine if the ...

What the symptoms are: Lethargy, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, joint pain and dark-colored urine are all common ...

The forthcoming film Joy, then, about the world’s first IVF baby – Louise Joy Brown ... Casgevy and Lyfgenia, for sickle cell anaemia. Of course, the treatments cost £1.5-2.5 million per ...

TFP Belfast Fertility, is thrilled to announce the launch of new hysteroscopy services, furthering its mission to help ...

Can you remember when, if ever, Nigeria’s healthcare system was not in a “state of crisis?” I know you have been reading about this issue in the national dailies long before I started writing about it ...

Sickle cell disease occurs when a child inherits two sickle cell genes—one from each parent. Lillian knew she carried the ...

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye addresses some of the myths about blood transfusion and explains why it's important in managing ...