The US FDA has approved the drug Mitapivat, marketed as Aqvesme, as the very first oral therapy for anemia in adults with alpha or beta thalassemia. This breakthrough offers new hope to patients reliant on frequent blood transfusions for decades. What is thalassemia? Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder wherein the body cannot make enough…
Koderma: A 10-year-old boy with thalassemia has tested positive for HIV after transfusions at a govt hospital in the state, making him the sixth child to be infected since last month during treatment at state-run facilities amid a deepening blood safety crisis and crackdown.While the latest case surfaced Sunday over transfusions at Koderma Sadar Hospital,…
NEW DELHI: Four more children with thalassemia tested positive for HIV in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa town during an investigation by a medical team from Ranchi on Saturday, bringing the total affected minors to five, following allegations that a local blood bank had transfused HIV-infected blood to a seven-year-old patient.The state government formed a five-member medical team…