Stroke is one of the most severe complications to affect children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Transcranial doppler (TCD) is an accurate and non-invasive method to determine stroke risk. Randomised controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of chronic transfusion therapy in stroke prevention...
Noga is a vocal advocate for patients’ rights to control their own health data, having founded PicnicHealth in 2014 to help patients manage their medical records after personally facing the challenges of being a Crohn’s disease patient in the US medical system. She has spoken widely on the ...
The natural history of stroke in sickle cell disease The occurrence and progression of strokes in patients with sickle cell disease and the resultant structural and functional defects were investigated by an ... D Powars,B Wilson,C Imbus,... - 《American Journal of Medicine》 被引量: 803发表...
Nurses who work in HSCT units have a key role in treatment management and require specific training to: Understand, prevent and manage the early and late effects of HSCT. Care for high-risk patients. Inform and educate patients and their caregivers. ...
Some anemias are short-term, and some are permanent. Iron deficiency anemia can be treated and managed. There are several things that you can do to manage it: 1. Eat a healthy, iron-rich diet. 2. Always stay hydrated by drinking water. ...
“A few groups of people are at a higher risk for zinc deficiencies, including those who’ve have had gastrointestinal surgery (including weight loss surgery), those with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, vegetarians, vegans, those pregnant or nursing, those with sickle cell disease, and inf...
Personalised and preventive health services may in some instances require higher levels of health literacy, which means that individuals need to be provided with the knowledge to manage their health better and feel that their engagement with their health and health-related matters is meaningful, ...
Sickle Cell Anemia Normal RBCs have a lifespan between 90 and 120 days. RBCs in someone with this illness live for between 10 to 20 days. The body may struggle to continuously manufacture new RBCs and the patient may feel fatigued. Crisis occurs when tissues and organs fail to receive adequ...
Transcranial Doppler, MRA, and MRI as a screening examination for cerebrovascular disease in patients with sickle cell anemia: an 8-year study A 4- to 8-year follow-up of nine patients with positive TCD, positive MRI, but not positive MRA did not show development of clinical stroke. Nine ...
Peel Hunt is a fan of Syncona, a Guernsey-based listed company created out of the Wellcome Foundation’s VC arm. It has a concentrated portfolio of about 20 cell and gene therapy start-ups with treatments in early and late stage trials. The company, according to the investment bank, “is...