They Lost Three Daughters to Sickle Cell. Can They Save a Fourth?

Health
By BY JOHN ELIGON, ISMAIL ALFA AND KC NWAKALOR from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3mishD1
via IFTTT Sickle Cell Anemia, Tests (Medical), Stroke, Blood, Genetics and Heredity, Deaths (Fatalities), Children and Childhood, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) About 150,000 babies are born each year in Nigeria with sickle cell, a deadly disease. Tens of thousands of them die annually before their fifth birthdays.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines

Image
Health By Christina Jewett and Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VHvAQN8 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Rumors and Misinformation, Clinical Trials, Medicine and Health Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get the shots.
Read more

U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women

Image
Health By Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lefLSPp via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, United States Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Babies and Infants, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the vaccine would not be included as part of the immunization schedule for healthy children.
Read more