For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he is the first person in New York to be cured of the disease.

It was a devastating ordeal for the mother of four, as her first three children were all healthy, only for James (the youngest) to be diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. In 2015, the boy suddenly ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — There is an incredible story of love and sacrifice out of Plant City that helped to heal a little girl from sickle cell disease. Aliyah Reid spent the first five ...

Background: The Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea (HU) in Sickle Cell Anemia (MSH) previously showed that daily oral HU reduces painful sickle cell (SS) crises by 50% in patients with moderate to ...

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 ...

Balikis Salami, a sickle cell amputee, speaks to AJIBADE OMAPE about her life after amputation made her drop out of school, and how her story attracted the attention of Nigeria’s First Lady ...

West Palm Beach proposes giving the historic Jenkins House to the Sickle Cell Foundation, led by City Commissioner Shalonda Warren. The city would also provide $350,000 for renovations to the ...

Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive blood disorder that can lead to anaemia. It is caused by a mutation in the haemoglobin gene, which leads to deformation of red blood cells.

Sickle cell is one of the diseases in Kenya that is surrounded by many misconceptions and cultural beliefs A group of survivors of the disease from Kakamega have, however, embarked on a mission to ...

Iron overload is a growing concern in India, especially among patients with Thalassemia and Sickle cell Anaemia who depend on frequent blood transfusions. Left untreated, excess iron can severely ...

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Today on Louisiana Living, Ashley Doughty is joined by Lonnikia Robinson to describe the upcoming Walk-A-Thon. For more information, watch the video above ...

STOP = Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia; SWITCH = Stroke With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea; TCD = transcranial Doppler ultrasound Imaging of the aortic arch to the ...