Martin Mwita and his mother Jacinta Mwita, both of Omaha, speak about his journey living with sickle cell disease and ... “It can be toxic to the lung, it can be toxic to the kidney, to the ...

as toxic chemicals were often used in their creation. The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is digging into this lesser-known side of bibliology in “If Books Could Kill,” which looks at the dark ...

The Coalition of Sickle Cell Non-Governmental Organisations (CSCN) has called for intensified efforts to eradicate sickle cell disorder (SCD) in Nigeria. The appeal was made during the ...

(WTVF) — One of Vanderbilt's latest studies has found a cure for sickle cell disease ... qualify for curative therapy because it has less toxic side effects and is less expensive than other ...

A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say. They credit state-of-the-art genetic treatment. Medical history made at Cohen Children's Medical ...

1 At Fred Hutch, you will get state-of-the-art care from some of the world’s ... How can we do even better at controlling or curing sickle cell disease? How can we make treatments less toxic and ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — MUSC received updates Monday on both their Sickle Cell program and their James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine. According to a release, MUSC partnered with the ...

But not if you suffer from sickle cell disease ... which is used to treat cancer patients and can be toxic, but alleviates symptoms. Hydroxycarbamide acts by turning on a gene that leads to ...

Step into the world of traditional blacksmithing as a skilled artisan shapes a sickle from raw materials. Watch the process unfold, from heating the metal to forging the blade with precision and care.

Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle cell disease (SCD), African Americans are affected at a disproportionately higher rate than their White, Asian or Latino counterparts.