“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 ...

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

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

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 ...

At around eight months of age, if a baby develops painful swelling in the hands, it may indicate sickle cell anaemia. This condition can be inherited from parents who are carriers of the sickle cell ...

It can also spread through blood, blood products, and during pregnancy from a pregnant person to their unborn baby ... In people with anemia and sickle cell disease, fifth disease can temporarily ...

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 ...