Despite a Trump administration push, there are few facilities offering the complex treatment in the rural areas where many ...

Sickle cell disease is a devastating, inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated eight million people worldwide and ...

Caden Major was born with sickle cell disease – an inherited blood disorder affecting red blood cells. Now at 19 years old, doctors said he's essentially "cured" thanks to gene therapy treatment at ...

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At the Cleveland Clinic, doctors are using a one-time gene-editing therapy that alters a patient’s own blood-forming stem cells to correct the genetic mutation responsible for the disease. Physicians ...

For individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD), the transition from pediatric to adult care can be one of the most critical—and risky—moments in their health journey. During a recent BDLive ...

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Mary Thomson and her husband, Kanjala, have lost their income amid changing witchdoctors, but their firstborn’s suffering has not changed. Since 2011, Ethel, 15, was frequently bedridden with severe ...

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition that impacts red blood cells. It can cause a variety of symptoms, which may include anemia, infections, and blockages in blood vessels. Sickle cell disease ...

Sickle cell anemia is the most serious form of sickle cell disease (SCD). It occurs when a person inherits an irregular hemoglobin gene from each parent. Certain groups of people are more at risk of ...

Sickle cell disease can cause various eye-related complications, including retinopathy. If untreated, sickle cell retinopathy can cause permanent vision loss. Treatments include laser therapy and eye ...