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Department of Development Studies, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 65001,…

AbstractSickle Cell Anaemia is a genetic disease-causing high morbidity and mortality. Quality of life hampers due to its chronic nature and painful crisis.…

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo investigate immunophenotypic alterations in regulatory T cells (Tregs) and neutrophil dynamics in adult sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients during…

Patients in sub-Saharan Africa less likely to know details about their disease variant, use over-the-counter medications, and go to the hospital for pain crises(…

Individuals living with sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa face disparities in treatment and health care access when compared with those in other low- and…

Clinician bias toward people with sickle cell disease (SCD) may be tied to stigma around opioid use, rather than race or chronic pain alone, a new study suggests.“…

Detroit – Southfield college student Chantez Sanford Jr. said he wasn’t scared to be the first patient in Michigan to receive a novel, new, commercially available…

The Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study (US3) documented sickle cell anemia (SCA) throughout the country. An important corollary was identification of infants born…

In season 1, episode 2 of the popular show The Pitt, a Black woman with sickle cell disease arrives at the emergency department in acute pain, only to be initially…

In season 1, episode 2 of the popular show The Pitt, a Black woman with sickle cell disease arrives at the emergency department in acute pain, only to be…