“To provide menstruating patients with sickle cell disease the best care, primary care physicians, gynecologists, and ...

Less than a third of ED visits for acute sickle cell disease pain were guideline-adherent for the timely administration of ...

Gene therapy is now being used for certain cancers and sickle cell anemia.A South Florida teen was among the first to get ...

Guideline adherence for opioid pain medications was found to be suboptimal among patients with sickle cell disease pain in the ED.

Adding erythropoietin to hydroxyurea treatment could significantly improve quality of life for patients with sickle cell ...

According to one patient undergoing treatment for sickle cell disease at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health, pain associated with the disease “feels like someone’s constantly stabbing you, but ...

Sometimes the chronic pain that Precious Gaza experiences is so severe that she has to be hospitalised. While she cries in agony and screams in pain, nurses tending to her sometimes question the ...

Pain in sickle cell disease is frequently misunderstood, leading to mistrust between patients and providers. Many patients report managing their pain crises at home, because they fear being dismissed, ...

The guidelines also differ in the follow-up assessment of patients while they are in the emergency room. The NHLBI also recommends reassessing patients every 15 to 30 minutes and readministering pain ...

"Do not bring your corpse-like children into our family." My sister-in-law's harsh words pierced the air as I sat in the hospital, cradling my two children. Her cruel remark struck deeper than any ...