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Children could be tested for sickle cell anemia to prevent future harm and the disease could be treated more effectively

By Hicbd
Tue May 25 2021 11:32 am

"Researchers have repeatedly found that many children with the disease do not get the test or do not get it annually, as recommended. A new study, based on a survey of the largest group of children with sickle cell to date and recently published in The Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, again documented the dire situation."

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/23/health/sickle-cell-black-children.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402737/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/30/us/sickle-cell-black-women.html

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U.S. Healthcare Doctors U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Global Health

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