Sickle Cell Trait

SAN DIEGO — Lauren E. Merz, MD, MSc, can still feel both the relief and anger two parents expressed during her first year of medical school at University of Michigan.

Sickle cell trait does not cause individuals to die of physical exertion or heat-related injuries without rhabdomyolysis, according to a findings of a systematic literature review.

People with cancer should receive “current, accurate and digestible” information that allows them to be “active stakeholders” in their cancer journey, according to NCI Director W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC.

American Society of Hematology has issued new sickle cell disease research priorities, highlighting seven key focus areas for maximum impact and benefit to patients.

This year’s ASH Annual Meeting featured several high-impact abstracts.

SAN DIEGO — Individuals with sickle cell trait are at increased risk for leukemia, specifically myeloid and monocytic leukemias, according to data presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Among patients with African ancestry, those with sickle cell trait are at a higher risk for COVID-19–related death, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Individuals with sickle cell disease or trait demonstrated a higher risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and death than individuals without these conditions, according to study findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Among Black adults, those with sickle cell trait or disease had a higher likelihood of developing AKI compared with those who had a normal hemoglobin phenotype, according to a study.

Sickle cell trait was not associated with increased risk for MI or CHD in Black individuals, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.