A quality improvement intervention for vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs) has shown that specific interventions can significantly improve emergency department (ED) care for children with sickle cell ...

NICM: 6.10 appropriate treatments per 100 patient-years MI/CAD: 8.64 appropriate treatments per 100 patient-years The rate of appropriate LifeVest treatments in SCD-PROTECT was significantly higher ...

Call The Doctor is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and ...

Vascarta Inc., is pleased to share results from a new study led by researchers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ...

Bethesda, MD - A new study comparing sudden cardiac death (SCD) rates established using a prospective, multisource ascertainment system and the commonly used method of retrospective death-certificate ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is not automatically a disability by law. However, people who experience debilitating symptoms may qualify for disability benefits, and several laws protect them from ...

Scribe Therapeutics Co-Founder, President and CEO Benjamin L. Oakes, PhD A growing landscape for sickle cell disease (SCD) treatments, a growing relationship between the companies, and the potential ...

SCD is often promoted for people with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), but very few studies support its effectiveness. Over the last decade, the incidence of IBD has increased worldwide. Symptoms ...