A study published in The Lancet brings to light an alarming reality: the global mortality burden of sickle cell disease is nearly 11 times higher than previously recorded. The comprehensive report analyzes sickle cell disease, highlighting its prevalence and death rates from 2000 to 2021 across 204 countries. It reveals a significant surge in individuals battling…
Global Sickle Cell Deaths Eleven Times Higher Than Recorded Reveals Lancet Study
Battling Bent Blood Cells
With every beat of your heart, blood carries oxygen from your lungs throughout your body. This life-sustaining process happens automatically, whether you’re awake or asleep. But for people with sickle cell disease, it often goes awry. People with this disease have an abnormal type of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying molecule in red blood cells. Normally, red…
Dr. Allison King on Sickle Cell Disease and Learning
Excerpts from our conversation with Dr. Allison King, an NIH-funded sickle cell specialist at Washington University in St. Louis. NIHNiH: People with sickle cell disease—even children—have a higher than normal risk of stroke. What other challenges can sickle cell disease pose to the developing brain? King: Both overt and silent strokes can harm the brain. But we’ve…
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