Being a medical doctor who also lives with sickle cell disease remains one of my greatest achievements. Becoming a physician, despite the odds, was not an easy journey. It demanded resilience, relentlessness, dedication, and hard work. Nearly a decade into my medical career, I’ve realized that being a doctor with…
Hormonal contraceptives — birth control medications that use lab-made versions of reproductive hormones — appear to be generally safe for use by women with sickle cell disease (SCD), a new review study found. The frequency of thrombosis, or the blockage of blood flow due to a clot, was low…
Chronic pain among adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with more functional disability — meaning patients are less able to independently perform daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, or working — as well as lower health-related quality of life, according to a new…
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Note: This column discusses suicidal ideation. Resources for help are listed at the end of the column. Growing up, I was a happy-go-lucky child. I was always in a good mood and rarely cried. I believed depression would never find me until sickle cell disease said, “Hold my beer.” Depression…
Becoming educated and informed about sickle cell disease is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your sickle cell disease journey.
A stem cell transplant is the only potential cure for sickle cell disease, but there are a variety of other treatment approaches. Here you can find more information about current treatments as well as experimental therapies in the pipeline.
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