With the addition of Casgevy, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles now offers two gene therapies for sickle cell, the first being Lyfgenia.

A lab technician conducts an electrophoresis test during a free sickle cell screening medical camp in Nairobi. Treatment for ...

According to research studies and demographic surveys by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and genetic researchers, sickle cell disease is widespread in many tribal groups of India, especially amon ...

(HealthDay News) — Adults with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and healthy controls with greater economic deprivation have older brain age, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Network Open.

Children’s Hospital New Orleans will be renamed Manning Family Children’s, marking the first time in its 70-year history it ...

In this article, we explore the experiences of sickle cell patients in emergency care and the ways they can advocate for themselves ...

O ften when we feel shortness of breath after light physical activity, we dismiss it as fatigue or tiredness. But it can indicate serious health conditions. In an interview with H ...

Our fundamental challenge is not simply to create the data. Rather, it is to collect and analyze it systematically. Doing so ...

Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of an abnormal haemoglobin, known as haemoglobin S. Sickle cell disease changes the shape of blood cells into a crescent ...

Read about exa-cel being rolled out on the NHS, providing a 'functional cure' for some patients with severe sickle cell ...

One sickle cell patient told ITV News the new gene therapy being rolled out for use on the NHS means they "finally have something to look towards". | ITV National News ...

Oman implemented a voluntary premarital screening in 1999 to control genetic diseases and foster a healthy society. Come 2026 ...