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Comprehensive SCD care may reduce emergency visits for adults

A program that provides integrated primary and specialist care for adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) significantly reduced emergency department visits, according to a study from Massachusetts General Hospital. “Our Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Center (CSCDC) is one of few comprehensive adult care models that integrates [primary care physicians]…

Hydroxyurea may help ease sleep issues in children: Study

Hydroxyurea, an approved medication to reduce the frequency of pain crises associated with sickle cell disease (SCD), may ease sleep-disordered breathing in children, perhaps by reducing inflammation, according to a study conducted at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in Memphis. “Hydroxyurea therapy was associated with improved breathing…