Sickle Cell Disease in AYA Patients, Reproductive and Sexual Care
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) concerns can be top of mind for some female AYA sickle cell disease patients. What do these concerns of these patients show? Here’s a look at the results of a recent sickle cell disease survey.
How Can the Community Help Increase Sickle Cell Disease Research Funding?
Dr. Seethal Jacob shares advice to help improve research funding for sickle cell disease and how patients can help improve SCD care.
How Can Experts Improve Stem Cell Transplants for Sickle Cell Patients?
Dr. Seethal Jacob shares potential transplant advances that are currently in clinical studies for increased transplant donor candidates and for improved treatments before and after transplants.
Are There Studies on Natural Remedies and Sickle Cell Disease?
Dr. Seethal Jacob explains results of a pre-clinical study on the use of plant extracts versus hydroxyurea in sickling of the blood and how studies could move forward for additional treatment options.
COVID-19 and Sickle Cell, How to Protect Yourself
Dr. Seethal Jacob shares scientific data about those being hospitalized for COVID-19 infection and what sickle cell patients and loved ones can do to protect against COVID complications.
Gene Editing Therapies and Impact on the Sickle Cell Community
Dr. Seethal Jacob explains the potential impact of and clinical trials in process on gene editing therapies for sickle cell care.
Sickle Cell Disease and Blood Donations and Transfusions
Dr. Seethal Jacob explains how blood donations and transfusions help with reducing risk of sickle cell disease complications and which population groups are especially needed to donate blood.
What Are the Novel Treatments for Sickle Cell Disease?
Dr. Seethal Jacob shares advice to help improve research funding for sickle cell disease and how patients can help improve SCD care.
Removing Obstacles to State-of-the-Art Treatment in Sickle Cell
Dr. Seethal Jacob shares ways to advocate on behalf of sickle cell patients and to continue expansion of treatment access.
What Is the Ideal Specialist for Someone With Sickle Cell?
Dr. Seethal Jacob explains the types of specialists who can offer optimal care for sickle cell patients and advice for how to expand access to care.
Spleen Sequestration and Sickle Cell Disease
Dr. Seethal Jacob describes what occurs in the body during spleen sequestration or splenic crisis and how they teach parents to check for the condition in newborn sickle cell babies.
What Signals Proliferated Sickle Cell Retinopathy?
Dr. Seethal Jacob explains signs and symptoms of proliferated sickle cell retinopathy and shares recommendations for starting annual screening for retinopathy prevention.
Sickle Cell Disease Risk Factors and Complications, What Do We Know?
Dr. Seethal Jacob shares potential SCD complications and symptoms to be on guard against for patient care.
Sickle Cell Disease vs Sickle Cell Trait, What’s the Difference?
Dr. Seethal Jacob explains how the two conditions differ, when symptoms can manifest, and subtypes of the blood disorder.
What Health Disparities Are Consistently Seen in Sickle Cell?
Dr. Seethal Jacob shares common health disparities and care disparities seen for sickle cell patients and changes that can improve their care and health outcomes.
What Steps Can Be Taken to Achieve Optimal Sickle Cell Care?
Dr. Seethal Jacob shares actions patients and their loved ones can take to improve sickle cell education, advocacy, and research toward optimal care.
Are Sickle Cell Crises Preventable?
Watch as expert Dr. Seethal Jacob shares some common triggers of sickle cell pain crisis and her recommended prevention methods and medications to fight against pain crises.
Does Sickle Cell Only Affect People of African Descent?
Watch as expert Dr. Seethal Jacob shares some population groups that sickle cell occurs in and why it's important to have screening of sickle cell trait in all newborns.
Heart Behind the White Coat | Sickle Cell Expert Dr. Seethal Jacob
Sickle cell disease expert Dr. Seethal Jacob shares what inspired her interest and fostered her building patient relationships in this Heart Behind the White Coat (HBWC) program.
Ensuring Pneumococcal Immunity in Sickle Cell Disease Children
The genetic condition of sickle cell disease (SCD) results when sickle cell genes are inherited from each parent. We connected with Dr. Seethal Jacob about a study on maintaining an immune response against pneumococcal bacteria in children with SCD.