Vertex Pharma's £1.65 million ($2.05 million) gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy, has been given the green light for use by the NHS in England under a managed access scheme ...

The Trump administration has a plan to provide access to new treatments for sickle cell disease, the hereditary condition that has meant a lifetime of excruciating pain and debilitating health issues ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Northwestern University identified a previously unknown treatment opportunity for sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia. The discovery, ...

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Medical experts, genetic counsellors, and sickle cell advocates have called for the enforcement of mandatory newborn screening and strengthened genetic counselling to curb the burden of sickle cell ...

For many people, drinking water is something done without much thought. But for those living with sickle cell disease, water is more than a daily habit. It is a critical component of health management ...

The ambitious National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, on July 1, 2023, has uncovered a significant public health ...

Three-year-old Kaliph Eubanks is full of happy energy playing at the park in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. He also has sickle cell disease. Thursday marked World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, ...

It’s a disease that not many know about, despite estimates indicating that India carries the second-highest burden globally. Sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders, affects around 1 ...

Anaemia is a condition wherein there aren't enough healthy red blood cells or haemoglobin to carry oxygen to the tissues in the body. Sickle cell anaemia is an inherited condition which affects the ...