Anemia
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Sickle cell patients suffer discrimination, poor care – and shorter lives
Sickle cell disease is “a microcosm of how issues of race, ethnicity and identity come into conflict with issues of health care.”
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Drug receives fast track designation for lower-risk MDS
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to the telomerase inhibitor imetelstat. The designation is for...
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ATLG fights GVHD but reduces PFS, OS
Results of a phase 3 trial suggest rabbit anti-T lymphocyte globulin (ATLG) can reduce graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) but also decrease survival...
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System automates classification of RBCs
Scientists say they have developed an automated system that can identify shapes of red blood cells (RBCs). The team found their system could...
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Eltrombopag can control ITP long-term, study suggests
Eltrombopag can provide long-term disease control for chronic/persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), according to research published in Blood...
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Guidelines cut acute chest syndrome hospital returns in pediatric sickle cell
Treatment with recommended antibiotics reduced hospital readmissions for acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease.
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Team devises new method to analyze cells
Biophysicists have developed a new method to determine a cell’s mechanical properties, and they believe this method could provide insights...
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FDA rejects pegfilgrastim biosimilar
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter saying the agency cannot approve MYL-1401H, a proposed biosimilar...
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Drug receives orphan designation for treatment of MDS
The European Commission has granted orphan designation to asunercept (APG101) for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Asunercept is...
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Device could improve anemia detection
A new microfluidic device could improve testing for anemia, according to researchers. The team said the device can detect the level of hemoglobin...
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Fostamatinib elicits responses in AIHA
The oral SYK inhibitor fostamatinib can produce responses in patients with warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), according to Rigel...