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Pfizer is discontinuing its sickle cell disease treatment Oxbryta and withdrawing from markets approved due to risks of painful vaso-occlusive crisis and deaths seen in clinical trials, which found 8 deaths in those taking the drug vs 2 in placebo.

Blood donation is the voluntary act of giving blood, mainly for transfusion. Blood transfusion replaces blood that is lost due…

Thalassaemia is an inherited blood disorder affecting haemoglobin production, leading to oxygen transport issues. With types like alpha and beta thalassaemia, severity ranges from mild symptoms to life-threatening conditions requiring regular blood transfusions.