Hydroxyurea remains effective over the long term among children with sickle cell disease, real-world data suggested. The average time on hydroxyurea was 5 years, with many children on the therapy for ...

Ahmar U. Zaidi, MD: As far as preventive therapies go, hydroxyurea is the mainstay of therapy in sickle cell disease. And hydroxyurea is quite an interesting drug that has been studied very ...

SAN DIEGO -- Treatment with hydroxyurea led to more hematologic dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) compared with placebo in patients with hemoglobin SC, a milder form of sickle cell disease (SCD), a ...

Hydroxyurea remains effective long-term in reducing emergency department visits and hospital days for children living with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to new research published in Blood ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Three-quarters of women who became pregnant during hydroxyurea therapy had live births. Researchers observed no ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Hydroxyurea conferred benefit to children and adults with hemoglobin SC disease, according to study ...

The discovery that hydroxyurea interferes with the functioning of the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in patients with diabetes came about from communication between one patient and one ...

(MEMPHIS, TENN—June 15, 2005) Treating babies who have sickle cell anemia (SCA) with oral liquid hydroxyurea appears to prevent the onset of long-term complications triggered by this disease, ...

Researchers have revealed that hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia. Their findings enhance strong evidence of hydroxyurea's effectiveness and could ...

(ORLANDO, Dec. 6, 2025) Taking the sickle cell drug hydroxyurea during or shortly before pregnancy does not appear to cause specific issues in newborns, according to the first prospective study of ...