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Sickle cell trait doesn’t increase risk of death, study suggests
Results of a large study contradict the view that having sickle cell trait increases a person’s risk of death. Health records of nearly 50,000...
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Method provides more accurate diagnosis of MDS, team says
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) of cell-free DNA should be the method of choice to confirm the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS),...
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Light-based therapy may treat thrombocytopenia
in the bone marrow A low-intensity type of laser therapy could provide a non-invasive, drug-free treatment option for thrombocytopenia, according...
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Blood disorders prove costly for European economy
chemotherapy Photo by Rhoda Baer Malignant and non-malignant blood disorders cost 31 European countries a total of €23 billion in 2012, according...
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Radiologists no longer have higher risk of cancer-related death
Photo by Rhoda Baer Radiologists who graduated from medical school after 1940 do not have an increased risk of dying from radiation-related...
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Study challenges previous notions about RBC disposal
A new study contradicts previous beliefs about how the body disposes of red blood cells (RBCs) and recycles their iron. The work suggests the...
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Immunotherapy may benefit relapsed HSCT recipients
Photo from Business Wire Results of a phase 1 study suggest that repeated doses of the immunotherapy drug ipilimumab is a feasible treatment...
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Drug could be disease-modifying for SCD, team says
Image by Graham Beards Researchers say the small molecule GBT440 could be a disease-modifying agent for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD...
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COMP recommends orphan status for drug to treat PNH
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending orphan designation for...
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Computer model shows how spleen filters blood
Researchers have created a computer model that shows how tiny slits in the spleen prevent old, diseased, or misshapen red blood cells from re-...
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Study: CMV doesn’t lower risk of relapse, death
Small studies have suggested that early cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation may protect against leukemia relapse and even death after hematopoietic...