Recent peer-reviewed study supports what patients shared with their own voices: Automated red blood cell exchange improves the lives of people struggling with sickle cell disease LAKEWOOD, Colo., Nov.

The rollout marks a major step in reducing childhood deaths from sickle cell disease through early screening and advanced ...

KISUMU, Kenya, Jan 26 -- Victoria Hospital in Kisumu, an annex of the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), has become the first public hospital in Kenya to acquire a ...

The Spectra Optia Apheresis System (Terumo BCT) is an apheresis and cell collection platform which can be used in the treatment of sickle cell disease. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis found no clear advantage for automated red cell exchange. For patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), exchange transfusion has benefits over simple transfusion ...

Adopting Spectra Optia is claimed to have a range of system benefits (see section 2.4). Published evidence was presented on procedure times and treatment intervals (see section 3.16) but not on the ...

Dr. Richard Lesiyampe(Fourth Left), CEO of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital(JOOTRH) together with fellow staff and medical representatives from The Nairobi West Hospital during ...

Eleven-year-old Martin Mwita, of Omaha, has made more than 300 visits to health care facilities since he was a baby. Because of sickle cell disease, he's suffered three strokes and countless other ...

Hemoglobin S target of <50% as compared to 30% in chronic red cell exchange for secondary stroke prevention in sickle cell disease.