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FDA Alert
FDA Alert
03/19/2024

Jessica Ganga

Jessica Ganga
The FDA approved two gene therapies, the first of their kind, to treat patients aged 12 years and older with sickle cell disease.
03/19/2024
Research Summary
Research Summary
08/02/2023
Researchers sought to establish the global disease burden of sickle cell disease and its mortality rate.
08/02/2023
Expert Q&A
Expert Q&A
06/16/2023
Lead study author Lana Mucalo, MD, discusses her team’s study examining the prevalence of opioid-related mortality in patients with sickle cell disease from 2013 to 2019. She presented her research at the...
06/16/2023

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09/03/2019
Do you think testing and evaluating pulmonary function in patients with sickle cell disease should be a management standard? Let us know by taking this poll.
09/03/2019

Clinical Insights

Expert Q&A
Expert Q&A
06/16/2023
Lead study author Lana Mucalo, MD, discusses her team’s study examining the prevalence of opioid-related mortality in patients with sickle cell disease from 2013 to 2019. She presented her research at the...
06/16/2023
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
04/05/2023
In this episode, Nirmish Shah, MD, speaks about updates in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD), including the clinical utility, side effects, and appropriate monitoring of crizanlizumab, voxelotor,...
04/05/2023
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
06/17/2022
In this episode, Sherif M. Badawy, MD, MS, speaks about strategies for optimizing iron chelation in sickle cell disease management from pediatric through adult care. Dr Badawy also presented this topic at...
06/17/2022
Hematology
Hematology
05/18/2018
<p>Dr Shaina Willen from Vanderbilt University Medical Center discusses her latest research on the interaction between obstructive sleep apnea and pain in children with sickle cell anemia.</p> ...
05/18/2018