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Newborn sickle cell screening still a challenge, says ICMR: Tribals battle fear, stigma and long journeys
June 05, 2026 7:37 am
A study by ICMR finds that poor awareness, discrimination and healthcare access gaps continue to delay diagnosis and treatment for children with sickle cell disease.
Husband’s duty vs drug charges: Citing wife’s illness, Andhra Pradesh High Court grants bail to man held with 80 kg ganja
March 23, 2026 12:39 pm
The Andhra Pradesh High Court noted, while granting bail, that the petitioner’s wife is suffering from sickle cell anaemia and experiencing painful episodes.
Breakthrough for sickle cell anaemia: How this home-grown gene editing tool can make therapy cheaper, effective
November 20, 2025 7:55 am
Manufacturing unit for therapy set up for phase I trial, likely next year, in collaboration with AIIMS
Knowledge Nugget: PM-JANMAN and DhartiAaba – Key Tribal welfare schemes for UPSC exam
June 21, 2025 11:23 am
With the launch of DhartiAaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan, the government has stepped up its tribal welfare outreach. So, what are these key tribal schemes? In Beyond the Nugget, learn about World Sickle Cell Awareness Day (June 19) and its link to tribal health challenges.
V-P Dhankhar calls for all-round efforts for eradication of sickle cell anaemia from country
June 19, 2024 5:55 pm
The vice president was speaking at a programme in Dindori town of Madhya Pradesh on the ‘World Sickle Cell Day'.
For sickle-cell anaemia, a new cure — for millions, a new hope
November 24, 2023 11:14 pm
Express View: Research on cell editing therapy is, by all accounts, at a relatively nascent stage in India. This success should spur investments in this field
UK approves gene therapy for sickle cell anaemia. Why it offers hope for Indian patients
November 22, 2023 2:50 pm
Gray underwent a clinical trial in 2017 for the drug Casgevy, which uses the innovative gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and associated protein 9).
Costs to cut risk of sickle cell disease beyond reach of most in India: Lancet Commission
July 12, 2023 4:33 pm
According to the Commission, reducing the burden of SCD requires substantial financial and political commitment to improving data-collection, diagnosis, treatment and training, and doing so will positively impact the lives of millions of patients and families worldwide.
No guarantee of oppn unity as they fought each other: PM; says 'family centric' Cong and others give false assurances
July 01, 2023 8:18 pm
"The government aims to eradicate sickle cell anemia from India in a mission mode by 2047," Modi said.
World Sickle Cell Day: Should patients with the condition avoid travelling to high altitudes?
June 15, 2023 11:50 am
Oxygen deprivation can result in pain flare-ups, exhaustion, shortness of breath, and other health problems. So, if you're thinking about visiting such places, use caution, said Dr Vijay Kumar Gurjar, senior consultant and HOD-Internal Medicine, Primus Super Speciality Hospital
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