The first person to ever be cured of sickle cell anemia in Louisiana received revolutionary gene therapy. The treatment is now offered at this hospital.

This article is authored by Dr Namrata Singh, consultant pathologist, Dept of Haematology and HLA, Metropolis Healthcare ...

Doctors may carry out blood tests, prenatal screenings, and various other tests to assess a person’s symptoms and diagnose sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is a blood disorder that affects ...

Celiac disease, or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is an intestinal disorder in which the ingestion of gluten (a protein found in grains such as wheat, rye, and barley) incites an autoimmune reaction in ...

Anemia is a major health problem, with nearly 2 billion people affected globally. It afflicts more people worldwide than low back pain or diabetes—or even anxiety and depression combined. Despite this ...

Anemia affected nearly 2 billion people in 2021, impacting women to a greater degree than men. In a new study covering three decades of global anemia data (1990–2021), a complex picture emerges of how ...

For people living with genetic disorders such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia, stigma can be as damaging as the illness itself. Experts say greater awareness, genetic counselling, and open ...

India carries a significant share of the global burden of sickle cell anaemia with millions of people either affected by SCD ...

Perioperative anemia and red blood cell transfusions are important risk factors for morbidity and mortality in cardiac ...

The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) guidelines from 2012 recommend that celiac disease diagnosis can be made in children without duodenal biopsy in ...