Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of abnormal haemoglobin, which causes red blood cells to become rigid and sickle-shaped. These cells tend to clump ...

He’s got new blood. A Long Island hospital said it administered life-changing Lyfgenia gene therapy treatment and successfully wiped away sickle cell disease from a Laurelton man. Cohen Children ...

A bone marrow transplant process is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial completed at about 20 cancer centers. A bone marrow transplant process co ...

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 ...

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The 16-team bracket for the inaugural College Basketball Crown postseason tournament in Las Vegas was announced on Monday. Put on by Fox Sports and the Anschutz Entertainment Group, the event ...

Pfizer is voluntarily withdrawing its sickle cell disease (SCD) therapy Oxbryta from all world markets after finding an "imbalance" in deaths in its clinical trials programme. It's a blow to the ...

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Three key players share the story of how fundamental discoveries in the laboratory became a first-of-its-kind therapy that promises to have a monumental impact on sickle cell disease patients around ...

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Trial at @hopkinskimmel and other centrs finds reduced-intensity haploidentical bone marrow transplant can cure sickle cell disease. › A bone marrow transplant process co-developed by investigators at ...

People with sickle cell disease are immunocompromised, which means they have an increased risk of infection. For this reason, immunizations are an important part of complete sickle cell care. This ...