Despite data gaps in many countries, the burden of sickle cell disease, especially in west and central Africa, underscores ...

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation awarded researchers involved in developing gene therapies for blindness and sickle cell ...

Millions of Americans have seen their health insurance premiums skyrocket since the Affordable Care Act subsidies expired at the end of December. Congress has worked to try and extend the COVID-19 era ...

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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new plan to improve services for people living with sickle cell disease, focused on raising awareness and expanding access to care ...

Tatyana Thompson found a successful experimental treatment for the genetic condition at 30 years old Getty Tatyana Thompson was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when she was 2 months old and endured ...

When she became pregnant and gave birth to her son, her pain greatly intensified After years of extreme pain, Thompson was able to participate in Johns Hopkins research for sickle cell treatment, and ...

Daniel Cressy says today is a life-changing day. The 23-year-old man received a gene therapy transfusion Wednesday at Manning Family Children's Hospital that doctors say should cure his sickle cell ...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A 24-year-old Southfield college student has become the first patient in Michigan to receive a new gene therapy that could potentially cure sickle cell disease – marking a ...

Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group provides measurable evidence that it can reshape how brain networks function.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Blood donations provide vital support for many patients, especially for those living with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is an inherited blood disorder that affects the ...

Pain related to sickle cell disease (SCD) increases during menstruation, as do emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, for many women and girls — according to a new, nationwide study ...