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Case in Point
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Case in Point
Traumatic Hyphema After Minor Ocular Trauma in a Child with Sickle Cell Trait: A Case Report
03/29/2026
Kamian Buggage, BS; Ayobami Olanrewaju, MBBS, MPH, FAAP
A 12-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with worsening right eye pain, redness, photophobia, eyelid swelling, and blurred vision. His symptoms began 3 days after being struck in the right...
03/29/2026
Conference Coverage
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Conference Coverage
Comorbid COPD Increases Readmission Risk After Acute Chest Syndrome in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
12/08/2025
Anthony Calabro, MA
A new national analysis provides clinicians with evidence on how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects post-discharge outcomes in adults with sickle cell disease hospitalized for acute chest...
12/08/2025
Research Summary
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Research Summary
Low Adherence to Timely Opioid Administration for Acute Sickle Cell Disease Pain
12/07/2025
Ashton L. Stahl
A new multicenter analysis presented at the 67th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting evaluates how often emergency departments meet national guidelines for timely opioid administration in...
12/07/2025

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Poll: Pulmonary Function in Sickle Cell Disease
09/03/2019
Do you think testing and evaluating pulmonary function in patients with sickle cell disease should be a management standard? Let us know by taking this poll.
09/03/2019

Clinical Insights

Expert Q&A
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Expert Q&A
Opioid-Related Mortality in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
06/16/2023
Lead study author Lana Mucalo, MD, discusses her team’s study examining the prevalence of opioid-related mortality in patients with sickle cell disease from 2013 to 2019. She presented her research at the...
06/16/2023
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Update in the Management of Sickle Cell Disease
04/05/2023
In this episode, Nirmish Shah, MD, speaks about updates in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD), including the clinical utility, side effects, and appropriate monitoring of crizanlizumab, voxelotor,...
04/05/2023
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Optimizing Iron Chelation in Sickle Cell Disease Management
06/17/2022
In this episode, Sherif M. Badawy, MD, MS, speaks about strategies for optimizing iron chelation in sickle cell disease management from pediatric through adult care. Dr Badawy also presented this topic at...
06/17/2022
Hematology
Hematology
Shania Willen, MD, on OSA, Pain in Sickle Cell Anemia
05/18/2018
<p>Dr Shaina Willen from Vanderbilt University Medical Center discusses her latest research on the interaction between obstructive sleep apnea and pain in children with sickle cell anemia.</p> ...
05/18/2018