Tag: Dr. Ugochi Ogu

It’s Sickle Cell Awareness Month! Learn about risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options for this genetic condition

September is Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. Sickle cell disease is a genetic condition that make it hard for the red blood cells to carry oxygen to tissues and organs. Patients can experience episodes of severe pain, along with anemia, leg sores, frequent infections and more. Regional One Health's Diggs Kraus Sickle Cell Center provides [...]

2023-09-07T09:19:18-06:00September 28th, 2023|

Regional One Health’s Dr. Ugochi Ogu is helping advance sickle cell disease understanding and care with discovery of a novel variant

Dr. Ugochi Ogu, medical director of Regional One Health's Diggs Kraus Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, recently led the discovery of a novel sickle cell variant. The discovery contributes to the overall body of knowledge about sickle cell disease, in turn helping physicians improve how they care for patients. At the Diggs Kraus Center, Dr. [...]

2021-09-02T09:08:50-06:00August 13th, 2021|