Family in Nigeria Lost 3 Daughters to Sickle Cell. Can They Save a Fourth?

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.
Source: NYT Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Sickle Cell Anemia Tests (Medical) Stroke Blood Genetics and Heredity National Institutes of Health DeBaun, Michael R Africa Nigeria Kano (Nigeria) The Lancet Deaths (Fatalities) Children and Childhood Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Source Type: news