In the Media Tag: Center for Sickle Cell Disease

New study by local health expert could add treatment option for sickle cell patients

Published by Fox 13
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Memphis has one of the highest populations of adult sickle cell patients in the United States. About 1,700 patients have the disease, according to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.Right now, there are only a few FDA-approved treatment options for sickle cell disease, with the most recent treatment approved last year by the federal agency. Dr. Kenneth… Read More

UTHSC Selects Director of Center for Sickle Cell Disease

Published by Memphis Medical News
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Kenneth Ataga, MD, has been named director of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s new Center for Sickle Cell Disease in the College of Medicine. He will begin his new role July 1.

Director chosen for new UTHSC Sickle Cell Disease Center

Published by The Daily News
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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has launched a new Center for Sickle Cell Disease in the College of Medicine and tapped a leader for it who will come on board in July.