“We need a spray bottle, to spray her like a bad cat,” one of the emergency department workers said as Tolulope Afolabi protested that she
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Sickle cell disease is the most prevalent inherited blood disorder in the world, affecting 70,000 to 100,000 Americans. However, it is considered an orphan disease,
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A clinical trial of a new gene therapy for sickle cell disease that has shown promise has been halted after two participants were diagnosed with
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TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 — Sickle cell disease increases the risk of death or serious complications from COVID-19 infection, a pair of new studies suggests.
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Cannabis appears to be a safe and potentially effective treatment for the chronic pain that afflicts people with sickle cell disease, according to a new
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