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Sickle cell disease symptoms range from extreme pain to fatigue and fussiness in babies. WebMD explains how to spot the symptoms of this blood disorder.
A man and woman, both with sickle cell, share what their experience was like finding love, and what prospective partners need to know.
New gene therapy improves the life of 18-year-old with Sickle Cell Disease which affects 5,000 New Jersey residents living with the condition.
After Pfizer withdrew its sickle cell drug from the market, patients with the condition and their doctors were left scrambling to figure out what to do.
•Experts make case for early testing, prevention and careIn this report, VINCENT KURAUN explores the groundbreaking strategies for managing sickle cell disease, with a particular focus on crisis ...
In a region that has the world’s highest rates of sickle cell, Lea Kilenga and her nonprofit are helping fellow Kenyans get crucial treatment and battling the stigma surrounding the disease.
Sickle cell patient Dominique Goodson, 38 and pregnant with her first child, said she would like to get a gene therapy a year or so after she gives birth in December, but she needs to make sure ...
For the first time in his life, a young New Jersey man is pain-free thanks to a new gene treatment working to cure patients of sickle cell disease.
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say. They credit state-of-the-art genetic treatment. Medical history made at Cohen Children's Medical ...
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell disease. The trial is the first in the U.S. to apply non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 ...
Learn about sickle cell disease, its impact on the Black community, and the importance of genetic counseling. Know your status.
New Sickle Cell Treatments Reach Patients after Years of Effort The FDA recently approved three sickle cell drugs, and dozens more are in development ...