World Thalassemia Day is observed every year on May 8 to raise awareness about the genetic blood disorder, which affects your ...

Thalassemia is a genetic condition that affects the body's ability to produce haemoglobin and healthy red blood cells ... of the disease either beta-thalassemia major or alpha-thalassemia major ...

Developed at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and called Zynteglo, the medicine uses the patient's own stem ...

The more serious form, called beta thalassemia major, often needs regular blood transfusions and medical care for life.