More than 100 varieties of α-thalassemia have been identified. Their geographic distribution and the challenges associated with screening, diagnosis, and management suggest that α-thalassemias ...

Screening of pregnant women before birth is crucial to identify thalassemia carriers, who can then be counseled about their options and make informed decisions.

Greater willingness to undergo thalassemia screening with more information: Upon understanding the health risks and substantial lifetime treatment expenses linked to thalassemia, a notable 84.5% ...

Raising awareness about thalassaemia could help reduce its impact, ensuring healthier families and generations to come.

Survey findings highlighted the urgent need to improve awareness, address barriers, and enhance access to screening: Most don't know much about thalassemia: 70.5% of women did not know much about ...

On the eve of the World Thalassemia Day, doctors and healthcare advocates have urged that first-trimester Thalassemia screening should be made a mandatory part of antenatal care.. They have come ...

Thalassemia advocacy group calls for standardized blood screening to prevent transfusion-transmitted infections, with legal ...

The Bama thalassemia genetic screening databank is now complete and available for public use thanks to BGI-Shenzhen, the world's largest DNA-sequencing research center, according to a May 15 ...

67.6% of women in Azerbaijan consider screening after learning about associated thalassemia health risks and costs which is lower than the global average of 84.5%. If both partners are thalassemia ...