Newborn screening, early treatment cut Sickle Cell Anaemia Mortality below 5 per cent: ICMR study Kajal Rajput23 Jun 2025 12:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Post-birth diagnosis resulting in early treatment can substantially improve the quality of life and reduce mortality in patients with...
AIIMS Bhubaneswar to lead as Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Kajal Rajput21 Jun 2025 1:18 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar is set to be designed as a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for the...
India offers Rs 10 crore reward for new drug to treat sickle cell disease Ruchika Sharma21 Jun 2025 12:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government has announced a prize of Rs 10 crore to develop a drug for the treatment of sickle cell disease.There is only a single drug...
Sanofi Rilzabrutinib gets USFDA orphan drug designation for sickle cell disease Ruchika Sharma4 Jun 2025 1:30 PM ISTParis: Sanofi has received orphan drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for rilzabrutinib, a novel, advanced, oral,...
Menstrual cycle may contribute to sickle cell disease pain crises: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 April 2025 2:45 AM ISTA marker linked to inflammation, C-reactive protein, may increase significantly during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle in female patients...
Zydus Lifesciences venture capital arm injects in Illexcor Therapeutics to advance novel oral therapy for sickle cell disease Ruchika Sharma13 March 2025 11:30 AM ISTPennington: Zynext Ventures USA LLC, the venture capital arm of Zydus Lifesciences, has announced its investment in Illexcor Therapeutics, a...
Meta-Analysis Reveals Thyroid Abnormalities in Sickle Cell Disease: A Call for Regular Monitoring Medha Baranwal3 March 2025 9:00 PM ISTSudan: A recent meta-analysis has shed light on thyroid function abnormalities in individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD), revealing a tendency...
Sickle Cell Disease during pregnancy Significant Risk Factor for Maternal-Fetal Morbidity, finds study Dr Riya Dave16 Dec 2024 8:30 PM ISTResearchers have found that sickle cell disease (SCD) poses a significantly increased risk for maternal-fetal morbidities, especially in the last...
Stroke rates increasing in individuals living with SCD despite treatment guidelines, reveals study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Oct 2024 9:30 PM ISTThe incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in...
Lactated Ringer's Superior to Normal Saline in Treating Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusive episodes: Study Dr Riya Dave25 Sept 2024 9:15 AM ISTResearchers found that lactated Ringer (LR) solution may indeed surpass normal saline (NS) in helping the sickle cell disease (SCD) patient in painful...
Akums Drugs Secures Patent for Room Temperature Stable Hydroxyurea Oral Suspension for Sickle Cell Disease Kajal Rajput14 Sept 2024 1:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, an India Focused Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMO), has been awarded a patent...
Sickle cell disease tied to significantly elevated risk of retinal vascular occlusion: Study Jacinthlyn Sylvia10 Aug 2024 4:00 AM ISTA study by Kaufmann and team examined the risk of big artery retinal vascular occlusion (RVO) in a large national US database and found that...
