As the global community commemorates World Sickle Cell Day today, the spotlight turns to Nigeria-a nation bearing one of the heaviest burdens of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) worldwide.With over 150,000 ...

As World Blood Donor Day nears, health experts stress the crucial need for Black donors to help patients with sickle cell ...

Orphan Drug Designation is awarded to therapies intended to treat rare diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the ...

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Sickle cell disease affects nearly 8 million people worldwide, most in sub-Saharan Africa. Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to ...

At a moment when medication therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) leaves too many behind and widespread access to curative gene therapies still lies in the distant future, automated red blood cell ...

In severe cases, sickle cell anemia can lead to acute multiorgan failure, ... Complications of SCD: Acute Chest Syndrome. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 15, 2024.

Acute chest syndrome is a serious complication of sickle cell disease. It involves symptoms like chest pain, cough, or fever and can be life threatening if not treated promptly. Sickle cell ...

The cumulative incidence of hemorrhagic stroke increased 13-fold from age 20 to age 60. Additionally, despite a two-year decline in CVEs following the publication of the STOP study, the highest ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Sickle Cell Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. N athan Wood is ...