The risk of second malignancy was similar among patients aged 66 and older who were treated with and without hydroxyurea. The use of hydroxyurea to treat patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms ...

Hydroxyurea is generally contraindicated in patients with sickle cell disease who become or plan to become pregnant, but post-marketing safety data suggest that treatment continuation is safe. The ...

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 pregnancies involving ...

Hydrea (hydroxyurea) is a prescription drug that’s used to help treat certain kinds of cancer. Hydrea can cause side effects that range from mild to serious. An example includes digestive problems ...

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 pregnancies involving ...

Fewer serious complications. Fewer hospitalizations and blood transfusions. Better growth and development. And a markedly lower risk of death from the complications of sickle cell anemia. These are ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the most common inherited hemolytic anemia worldwide. Here, we performed an exploratory study to investigate the systemic oxidative stress in children and adolescents with ...

Children with sickle cell anemia who undergo stem cell transplant tend to have better long-term cognition than those on ...

Clinical research led by Indiana University School of Medicine investigators and their collaborators in Uganda has revealed that hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle ...

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 ...

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 ...