Glutamine is FDA approved for the treatment of acute symptoms of sickle cell disease. Why isn’t medication adherence ... Interprofessional team-based care is the standard for patients undergoing HSCT. But who belongs on the team? Literature on patient/family-provider communication in SCD is scarce, but it can be a key driver of health care quality. Patients with hematologic malignancies who may require blood transfusions may not be able to enroll in hospice care. This clinical outcome translates to meaningful improvement in health-related quality of life, according to researchers. Researchers evaluated the effects of etavopivat in two-week multiple ascending dose cohorts and a 12-week open-label study. Researchers found no increased risk for acute deep vein thrombosis post-vaccination for approved COVID-19 vaccines. Lead author Jacqueline N. Poston, MD, shared the findings. The present analysis updates findings from the ongoing phase 1/2 HGB-206 study. Researchers described the outcomes for pregnant women with SCD, who are considered at high risk for complications. Healthcare providers may struggle with the decision to recommend hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for children with ... According to recent report in PLoS One, Medicaid enrollees who have sickle cell disease (SCD) are a high-need, high-cost ... Sickle cell disease (SCD) impacts health-related quality of life (HRQOL) through many physical and emotional pathways, ... A recent review article in Anemia revealed that oral and dental issues are significant problems in patients with sickle cell ... Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a rare but serious disease, and school nurses may not have experience assessing and managing ... Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) often have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as well. Although previous research has ... Treatment options for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have increased quickly over the past several years. The ... A recent report in Frontiers in Digital Health offered results of an ongoing study exploring the usability and usefulness of ... Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects the sexes differently, with men experiencing more life-threatening complications and women ... A recent study published in the American Journal of Hematology explored the utility of monitoring vasoconstriction during ...