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ICMR to conduct first Chintan Shivir for sickle cell disease research, say
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) is scheduled to organise the first brainstorming session on sickle cell disease research for two days.
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Surya Hospitals organizes a Health and Screening Camp with Tribal Communit
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 28: In an effort to promote health awareness and provide necessary knowledge to the community, a health and screening camp on Sickle Cell Disease was organized by Surya Hospitals in a rural village of Vasai, Maharashtra recently.
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Gujarat government runs statewide campaign to eradicate Sickle cell diseas
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Gujarat government commenced a statewide campaign to eradicate Sickle cell disease. Around 65,000 people are to be examined under the initiative undertaken by the state government.
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"Recognition of my work has been given Padma Shri award": Yazdi Maneksha I
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Six persons from Gujarat were awarded with Padma awards, with noted interventional cardiologist Dr Tejas Patel among them.
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Akums develops indigenous Hydroxyurea oral suspension to prevent sickle ce
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
"Many congratulations to you for developing a medicine to prevent sickle cell disease. PM Modi launched the Sickle Cell Anemia Eradication Mission in 2023. This medicine will prove to be a boon, especially for our tribal sisters, brothers and children and we will soon free India from sick
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Working with Indian govt, pvt sector to come up with therapy for sickle ce
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, in a meeting with the Union Health Minister, said that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the government of India are working with the private sector to come up with cost-effective therapy for sickle cell anaemia for the whole world.
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"Congress neglected tribal youth, children": PM Modi in Madhya Pradesh's J
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
PM Modi said this while addressing a 'Jan Jatiya Mahasabha' in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district.
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Gene editing offers hope to patients with inherited disorders: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers from the University of Auckland, Amsterdam University Medical Center, and Cambridge University Hospitals have successfully treated over ten patients with CRISPR/Cas9 technology, with preliminary findings just published in a leading journal.
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Gene-editing provides hope for patients with inherited disorders: Study
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the primary researcher, a single treatment of a breakthrough gene-editing therapy has altered the life of a group of patients suffering from a hereditary illness.
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It belongs to my whole team: Dr Yazdi Italia on Padma Shri Award
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Dr Yazdi Maneksha Italia, who has been conferred the Padma Shri Award for his work on sickle cell disease, said on Friday that the country's highest civilian honour belongs to his team.
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Most infants with sickle cell disease experience double disadvantage
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As if having a hereditary blood illness that might be crippling at birth wasn't enough, research indicates that almost two-thirds of infants with sickle cell disease are born to moms who reside in underprivileged neighbourhoods.
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Over 1 crore people screened under National Sickle Cell Anaemia Eliminatio
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
More than 1 crore people have been screened for sickle cell disease under the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission, an official statement issued on Tuesday said.
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