Sickle Cell Disease news and research updates
Research readouts, treatment and access decisions, and community updates for people living with sickle cell disease and the people who care for them — each one dated, with a link to the original source where there is one.
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Govt targets lower health facilities in sickle cell treatment expansion
The development follows the commissioning of the hydroxyurea manufacturing facility by Quality Chemical Industries Limited (QCIL) in Luzira, Kampala, where the company also…
New off-the-shelf gene editing may treat sickle cell without transplant
Single dose safely corrected primate stem cells to levels considered curative An experimental, single-dose gene-editing therapy from Tessera Therapeutics successfully corrected…
New era of sickle cell treatments reveals persistent system-wide barriers
Despite rapid therapeutic advances in sickle cell disease, from red blood cell exchange to gene therapies, delivery remains constrained by infrastructure, geography, and care…
Govt aims at eliminating sickle cell anemia by 2047: Minister
State Minister for Women and Child Welfare and Tribal Welfare Gummidi Sandhyarani has said the government is committed to providing health security to every tribal family…
New KGH facility to strengthen sickle cell treatment in north Andhra
Vishakhapatnam : In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the government hospital sector in Andhra Pradesh, the state government has established a 'Centre of Competence for…
Rise in sickle cell disease prompts NHS call for more Black blood donors
Exclusive: Demand for blood to treat the rare disorder has soared by 132% in 10 years Demand for blood needed to treat rare disorders such as sickle cell has soared by more than…
26-Year-Old Man With Posttransfusion Hyperhemolysis
Severe posttransfusion hyperhemolysis in a sickle cell patient produced profound anemia and lactic acidosis; terminal complement blockade with eculizumab stabilized hemolysis and…
Govt Pledges Expanded Access to Sickle Cell Treatment Nationwide
The Permanent Secretary at Uganda’s Ministry of Health, Diana Atwine, has pledged increased access to sickle cell treatment and stronger prevention measures as African health…
Mitapivat sNDA Seeks FDA Accelerated Approval in Sickle Cell Disease
Key Takeaways Agios aligned with FDA on a 52-week, randomized, double-blind confirmatory trial (n≈159; age ≥12 years) using transfusion-free status from weeks 4–52 as the primary…
Sickle cell graduate calls for non-kinetic solutions to tackle insecurity
As insecurity intensifies across the country, Joseph Ifechukwu Agbanyin, a 25-year-old software engineering graduate living with sickle cell anemia, has called on the government…
4 Hematology Headlines You Missed in April 2026
April 2026 brought major developments in hematology, particularly in sickle cell disease (SCD) , with advances spanning phase 3 therapeutics, gene-editing strategies, pediatric…
Doctors flag removal of thalassemia from Centre's child health programme
Doctors with Disabilities has urged J P Nadda to restore thalassemia and sickle cell screening in RBSK 2.0. They say the exclusion weakens early diagnosis and clashes with…