Introduction: Sickle cell disease is a monogenic disease due to the substitution of a glutamic acid by a valine at position 6 in β-globin leading to the production of abnormal S hemoglobin. The objective was to determine the hemoglobin profile of newborns at Kpalimé hospital. Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study conducted from 1 July to 30 September 2024 at the maternity ward of the Kpalimé Prefectural Hospital Centre, focusing on newborns and their parents....

The relationship between arsenic and agrochemicals exposure with cancer is a controversial issue, which depends on the world’s populations and regions, as well as on the periods under analysis. This study aims at analyzing the possible association between child-adolescent cancer mortality and the environmental conditions of one of the most agriculturally developed regions of Argentina that accounts for a high percentage of the population exposed to elevated levels of arsenic....