A quality improvement intervention for vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs) has shown that specific interventions can significantly improve emergency department (ED) care for children with sickle cell ...

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is not automatically a disability by law. However, people who experience debilitating symptoms may qualify for disability benefits, and several laws protect them from ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disorder that causes red blood cells to take the shape of a sickle or a letter “C.” Levels of hemoglobin, a protein that helps carry oxygen on red blood cells, ...

A large rise in the number of sickle cell disease deaths in Bahrain has prompted concern. The Gulf island kingdom has a high incidence of the genetic red blood cell disease, but in 2012 the number of ...