The connection between sickle cell disease and socioeconomics

Two new treatments have emerged for sickle cell disease. One curative treatment is a bone marrow transplant, and the second treatment is a gene-based therapy undergoing clinical trials. While this is much-welcomed news for patients battling the disease, the medical profession still needs to address sickle cell disease’s socioeconomic and racial health care inequities. SickleRead more …The connection between sickle cell disease and socioeconomics originally appeared inKevinMD.com.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 8, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/ramandeep-kaur" rel="tag" > Ramandeep Kaur, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Oncology/Hematology Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs