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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Expanding Treatment Access

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A nurse at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, conducts a follow up medical check on a child who participated in a study testing hydroxyurea dosing in children with sickle cell anemia. Researchers say the study helps remove barriers to expanding the drug's use in low-resource settings like sub-Saharan Africa.

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IU School of Medicine

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