Blood transfusion therapy remains an indispensable intervention in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD), mitigating life‐threatening complications such as vaso‐occlusive crises and stroke.

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Hemoglobin S causes red blood cells to become stiff and sickle-shaped. ... "For someone facing a sickle cell crisis, a blood transfusion can make a lifesaving difference," Red Cross CEO Gail ...

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. One woman who suffers from the disease said there is a critical need for blood, especially from African Americans."It's really hard to deal with this ...

A group of children who have sickle cell disease and who experience silent strokes showed some relief from the silent strokes with blood transfusion therapy, researchers at Washington University ...

January is National Blood Donor Month, and this 13-year-old with sickle cell disease is appealing to people all around the country to consider becoming a donor. “They’re giving me a life ...

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a five-year grant of $15.6 million to Karina Yazdanbakhsh, PhD, of New York Blood Center’s ...

A group of children who have sickle cell disease and who experience silent strokes showed some relief from the silent strokes with blood transfusion therapy, researchers have found. Silent strokes ...

Stopping regular blood transfusions in children with sickle cell disease who are at risk for ... Doppler studies in children age 2-16 with sickle cell disease and that transfusion be ...