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

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

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell ...

Proteins are incredibly important in cells as they carry out essential functions necessary for cell maintenance and overall body function ... Women over 35 years old have a higher likelihood of giving ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Indore: A recent screening conducted under the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission revealed that 65 tribal hostlers and villagers exhibit symptoms suggestive of sickle cell anaemia.

Two weeks before giving birth, soon-to-be parents Lauren and Jaiger Hill checked in for a routine scan where a 7cm tumour was found between their baby's heart and spine.As Lauren left the hospital ...