FDA-approved gene therapies for sickle cell disease offer a chance to help patients, but factors including cost and access ...

Sickle cell disease is the most common haemoglobinopathy, affecting more than 7 million people worldwide.1 Despite ...

For the first time in Louisiana, gene therapy has functionally cured a child with sickle-cell disease.

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH) is advancing gene therapy for sickle cell disease through a 2026 clinical trial that uses the patient’s own hematopoietic stem cells, ...

Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen to all the different tissues in your body and removing carbon dioxide to ...

An exploration of large patient biobanks linked to clinical information has revealed new health conditions associated with sickle cell trait, the status of carrying just one beta globin gene with the ...

Learn how alcohol affects people with sickle cell disease, including risks, medication interactions, and expert advice on ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Members of the community laced up their sneakers and braved the cooler temperatures Saturday morning ...

A 15-year-old from Alexandria just rang the bell after a gene therapy hospital officials call a functional cure.

Patients with homozygous sickle cell disease who took hydroxyurea at two university hospitals in Conakry, Guinea, experienced ...

At 19, Gideon Inman is receiving care at a Greenville clinic built to serve people with sickle cell disease from childhood ...

IIT Bombay has developed an innovative low-cost device that uses a drop of blood to screen for anaemia and sickle cell ...