Sickle Cell /tags/sickle-cell Sickle Cell en-US Copyright © 2024 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT BJC opens first adult sickle cell treatment center to help people manage crises /health-science-environment/2024-04-12/bjc-first-adult-sickle-cell-treatment-center-crises Barnes-Jewish Hospital opened its first adult sickle cell treatment center. The referral-based outpatient center will provide IV infusions to people with sickle cell disease who need immediate relief from pain without waiting at emergency rooms. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-12/bjc-first-adult-sickle-cell-treatment-center-crises Andrea Y. Henderson Why Black St. Louisans with sickle cell disease are leery of the FDA’s new gene therapies /health-science-environment/2024-03-28/black-st-louisans-sickle-cell-disease-leery-fdas-new-gene-therapies The FDA approved in December two cell-based gene therapies for sickle cell disease. Doctors and medical professionals say the therapies mark major advances in treatment. Black St. Louisans with the disease are hopeful that the approvals of the treatment will be life-changing but are worried about costs, risks and accessibility. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-28/black-st-louisans-sickle-cell-disease-leery-fdas-new-gene-therapies Andrea Y. Henderson As The Opioid Backlash Grows, Sickle Cell Patients Fear They'll Lose Critical Pain Treatment /2018-11-14/as-the-opioid-backlash-grows-sickle-cell-patients-fear-theyll-lose-critical-pain-treatment Long before Eric Kirkwood of Kansas City, Kansas, had his first sickle cell crisis at age 17, he knew about the pain caused by the disease. His uncle... Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:00:00 GMT /2018-11-14/as-the-opioid-backlash-grows-sickle-cell-patients-fear-theyll-lose-critical-pain-treatment Alex Smith Washington University gets $4.3 million to improve treatments for sickle cell disease /health-science-environment/2017-02-05/washington-university-gets-4-3-million-to-improve-treatments-for-sickle-cell-disease Improved treatments for sickle cell disease are extending the life expectancy of thousands of people in the United States, but many patients still lack… Mon, 06 Feb 2017 04:30:56 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-02-05/washington-university-gets-4-3-million-to-improve-treatments-for-sickle-cell-disease When cracking down on opioids means tougher access for sickle cell patients /health-science-environment/2016-04-17/when-cracking-down-on-opioids-means-tougher-access-for-sickle-cell-patients Growing up, as the searing pain of a sickle cell crisis would spread through her veins, Tanjila Bolden-Myers would ask her mother if this time, it would… Mon, 18 Apr 2016 02:11:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-04-17/when-cracking-down-on-opioids-means-tougher-access-for-sickle-cell-patients Monthly Blood Transfusions Can Prevent “Silent” Strokes In Children With Sickle Cell Anemia /health-science-environment/2014-08-20/monthly-blood-transfusions-can-prevent-silent-strokes-in-children-with-sickle-cell-anemia An international study initiated by Washington University has found that giving monthly blood transfusions to children with sickle cell anemia can… Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:01:57 GMT /health-science-environment/2014-08-20/monthly-blood-transfusions-can-prevent-silent-strokes-in-children-with-sickle-cell-anemia Despite Funding Challenges, St. Louis Researchers Find Ways To Study Rare Diseases /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-09-04/despite-funding-challenges-st-louis-researchers-find-ways-to-study-rare-diseases Just as with most things in life, when it comes to researching diseases, there is strength in numbers. Most funding goes to researching well-known and… Wed, 04 Sep 2013 21:30:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-09-04/despite-funding-challenges-st-louis-researchers-find-ways-to-study-rare-diseases