Shani J Anum, MD

@drshanijanum.bsky.social

Pediatric Hematologist | #SickleCell advocate & physician-scientist | #BoyMom | #Medsky #Pedsky #HemeSky

Happy to share our @jama.com editorial published alongside the STArT trial! Our take: Acute pain and vaso-occlusion aren't always synonymous in SCD. Therapies should be tested where their target biology is driving disease. Precision trial design starts with matching mechanism to mechanism. #HemeSky

JAMA@jama.com · 3mo ago

💬 Editorial by Shaniqua Anum, MD, and Julie Kanter, MD: Acute pain in #SickleCellDisease may reflect multiple mechanisms, and future #Arginine trials may need objective markers of organ injury or vascular occlusion to better identify treatment effects. ja.ma/3SDrOi2

Medicaid coverage for virtual visits ends April 1st. As someone who cares for children that live up to 8 hours away, this is DEVASTATING. Children, adults, elderly will all suffer. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES The 5 calls app makes it easy!

#ASH24 Highlights: - Got to travel with my ASH buddy/friend/colleague/office mate Dr. Danitza Nébor! (Bluesky acct coming soon) - Moderated a session on the BIG stage (didn’t realize what Hall B was til 1hr before showtime 😬) - I got ASHed! - Met so many awesome people - both old and new. 🥰

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