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October 23, 2018 News by Vijaya Iyer, PhD

Marijuana Use Common in Sickle Cell Patients, Highlighting Need for More Research, Study Shows

Many sickle cell disease (SCD) patients use marijuana for its medicinal benefits, according to an anonymous survey by researchers from Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale University. These results show that there is a need to study the effects of marijuana on these patients and to consider whether sickle cell…

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