Blood disorders.
Thalassemia, sickle cell and haemophilia, what patients live with.
4 guides
Haemophilia, when blood can't clot, explained
What haemophilia A and B are, why it mostly affects boys, how factor replacement therapy works, and why it is nothing like an ordinary blood transfusion.
Sickle cell disease, misshapen cells, and why donors matter
What sickle cell disease and trait mean, the pain crises, who it affects in India, transfusion's role, and why regular voluntary donors are part of care.
Thalassemia and blood donors: why your regular donation
Thalassemia patients in Assam need transfusions every 2,4 weeks for life. Why steady regular donors, not one-time heroes, are what keeps them going.
Thalassemia, the transfusion-calendar life, explained
What thalassemia major means, why patients need red cells every 2,4 weeks for life, iron overload and chelation, carrier screening, and the Assam context.