In this paper, the relationship between the meaning of time and employment from perspective of Black disabled people with an invisible disability is examined. The qualitative study was co-produced ...

Background The potential for implementation science (IS) to address health inequities is limited by insufficient attention to power. Although the field emphasizes context, it remains unclear how best ...

Thalassemia and sickle cell disease (SCD) are among the most common monogenic disorders worldwide. They cause chronic hemolytic anemia, the consequences and prognosis of which vary considerably depen....

Loss for the publishing giant in its legal action over AI crawling will make it much harder for scholars to assert control on how their outputs are used, say experts

Tessera Therapeutics has created an experimental gene editing drug for sickle cell disease that could compete with commercial cell therapies but is delivered as an infusion — no complex cell engineeri...

Exclusive: Demand for blood to treat the rare disorder has soared by 132% in 10 years Demand for blood needed to treat rare disorders such as sickle cell has soared by more than 130% in 10 years, forcing the NHS to ask for more donors to come forward. Requests for haemoglobin S (HbS)-negative blood, the type most used in blood transfusions for sickle cell anaemia patients, stood at 82,181 units in 2015. But last year, more than 191,000 units were needed, a 132% increase. Continue reading...

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This book explores gendered aspects of workplace discrimination experiences of Black disabled women with sickle cell disorder in England.

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Scientists have traditionally focused on educating the public on science or correcting misinformation. But researchers from marginalized communities often have broader goals in science communication.

Little is known about the employment experiences of Black minoritized ethnic workers in England with sickle cell disorder (SCD). Using Satnam Virdee's concept of racialized capitalism within the cont...

Exclusive: UK Green Building Council calls for adaptation of millions of buildings and warns of flood threats to towns The UK’s schools, care homes and offices are not equipped for the effects of global heating and face lengthy heatwaves even in optimistic scenarios, according to a groundbreaking report that calls for climate resilience to be declared a national emergency. The report by the UK Green Building Council also predicts that towns including Peterborough and Fairbourne will be uninhabitable by the end of the century because of flooding. The appointment of a minister for resilience within the Cabinet Office A new legal objective to ensure all planning decisions deliver climate safety. A more ambitious future homes standard to protect against increasing climate hazards – overheating, flooding and water scarcity. A comprehensive retrofit strategy to make homes and buildings climate safe. The protection of all communities with trees, parks and ponds. Continue reading...

Study commissioned by NHS finds that sickle cell disease care lags behind that for conditions such as cystic fibrosis

DMU has vast sums of money in its cash reserves… Sadly, this money is being stripped away to fund vanity projects outside of Leicester.

Industrial action among academics at Newcastle University has been extended again, alongside a national demonstration in Newcastle next week

Genova and Lombardi's commentary picks up on the idea of public health investments in General Practitioners (GPs) or family doctors as cornerstone of pri...

Colleges will have to comply with new certification requirements in order to receive any funding from the NIH, effective immediately.

A leading sociologist, he explored American society up close — living in a Levittown at one point — to gain insight into issues of race, class, the media and even the Yankees.

The sociology of ageing, disability, and health/illness are fields of research which have many crossovers, intersections and convergences, and these connections have been under-researched, which refle...

Physician and researcher who dedicated his life to the study of sickle cell disease and its variants

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An impact assessment, published today by the Department of Work and Pensions, said 3.2 million families will lose an average of £1,720 a year as a result of the changes

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Living with a chronic illness often means balancing two worlds: the invisible battle with your health and the external demands of work. In competitive and stressful environments, it’s easy to feel lik...

The news that the Trump administration has ordered scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles co

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Casgevy, which involves editing the genes in a patient's cells, has also been approved for use in the UAE

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More than 800 African-Caribbean families in Derbyshire were not sent results of tests for genetic blood disorders An error by the NHS led to hundreds of families with African-Caribbean heritage being left unaware of whether their babies may be carriers…