The US FDA has approved mitapivat (Aqvesme), the first oral drug treating anaemia in thalassaemia at a cellular level. Indian specialists explain its transformative potential for patients, especially in high-burden India.
Madhya Pradesh police intensify crackdown on illegal blood trade after thalassaemia patients contract HIV. Five arrests made under new BNS laws. Read the full story.
Madhya Pradesh suspends blood bank in-charge & 2 technicians after 6 thalassaemia children test HIV-positive. Central & state teams probe major procedural lapses. Read the full investigation details.
As the National Blood Transfusion Bill, 2025 is introduced, thalassaemia patients reveal how unsafe blood screening gave them HIV and Hepatitis C, demanding mandatory NAAT testing for all donor blood.
Six children with thalassaemia in Satna, MP, test HIV-positive after blood transfusions. State probe launched to trace 350 donors. Details inside.
Pune hospitals grapple with severe blood shortage, forcing surgery cancellations. Donations drop 50% while demand surges 30%. Learn how you can help save lives.
Six thalassaemia children contract HIV through contaminated blood in Jharkhand hospitals, exposing critical gaps in India's blood screening infrastructure and transfusion safety protocols.