sickle
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Studies have shown that sickle cell trait can be fatal when coupled with rhabdomyolysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
According to an autopsy report issued by Montour County, Dickey was diagnosed with “exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait,” rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The Cambridge, Mass.-based biopharmaceutical company said it has discontinued its pociredir program for the treatment of sickle cell disease and launched “a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives to maximize stockholder value.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
A model of how one of GluBio’s experimental ‘molecular glue’ drugs causes two proteins in the human body, WIZ and cereblon, to stick to each other in a way designed to relieve sickle cell disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Woolf glanced at War Admiral’s beautiful head, sweeping through the air like a sickle.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
“You can’t buy new sickles for combines anymore,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
Eighteen-year-old Noor Mohammad and 25-year-old Ahmad keep swinging their sickles to clear a remaining metre of grain.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2022
She was surprised by details like embroidered hammers and sickles, but also by the delicacy of its fabric.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
Behind them, a small band of black men and women, dressed in early 1800s field pants and waistcoats, long flowing skirts and turbans, marched in tight military columns, wielding rakes, sickles and cane knives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2019
I just pick up my sickles and storm over to where the rest of the girls gather.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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