Sickle cell disease is among the most common genetic disorders globally, predominantly affecting individuals from African, Mediterranean, Arabian, and Indian origins. The most severe forms (ie, HbSS and HbSβ 0) uniformly present with severe anaemia, [...]
Cannabis appears to be a safe and potentially effective treatment for the chronic pain that afflicts people with sickle cell disease, according to a new clinical trial. The findings appear in JAMA Network Open. Full [...]
AAPM Director-at-Large Robert W. Hurley, MD PhD co-authored new clinical practice guidelines on management of pain in sickle cell disease (SCD) published in the American Society of Hematology (ASH) journal, Blood Advances.Pain is the most [...]
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