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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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  1. Business

    Medical Liaison - Hemoglobinopathies - Sickle Cell Disease - West

    The Clinical, Medical and Regulatory (CMR) department at Novo Nordisk is one of the most diverse and collaborative groups within the organization. From healthcare provider…

  2. Business

    Here's Why Shares in Novo Nordisk Rival, Agios Pharmaceutical, Soared This Week

    Key Points Agios stock surged after FDA granted priority review for mitapivat in sickle cell disease. Mitapivat showed mixed Phase 3 results, and competition is coming from Novo…

  3. Business

    Over 8.8million children live with sickle cell disease in Sub-Saharan Africa —Lancet

    A new large-scale systematic review and modelling analysis has estimated that more than 8.8 million children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa were living with sickle cell…

  4. Business

    Global Sickle Cell Anemia Testing Market to Reach $1.63 Billion by 2034, Driven by Newborn Screening and Molecular Diagnostics

    The Sickle Cell Anemia Testing and Screening Market offers growth opportunities through expanded newborn testing, molecular diagnostics, and digital workflows. Companies must…

  5. Business

    BNP Paribas Cardif expands its inclusive approach to people with sickle cell anemia

    Building on its commitment to make insurance more accessible, especially for those affected by chronic or rare diseases, the insurer BNP Paribas Cardif is introducing new pricing…

  6. Business

    Sickle Cell Disease — Global Competitive Landscape Report 2026 | EHA 2026

    Sickle Cell Disease is included as an EHA 2026 disease-area keyword under non-malignant hematology, with relevant subtypes including Sickle Cell Pain Crises, Vaso-Occlusive…

  7. Business

    Fulcrum scraps sickle cell drug after FDA raises safety concerns

    Fulcrum Therapeutics said it is discontinuing development of pociredir, its experimental oral treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD), after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

  8. Business

    Fulcrum exploring a potential sale after FDA sidelined its sickle cell drug

    Fulcrum Therapeutics has begun a strategic review that may result in it getting sold, a move made after the company’s main medicine hit a possibly insurmountable obstacle. On…

  9. Business

    Fulcrum Halts Development of SCD Candidate Pociredir, Sets Strategic Review

    Fulcrum Therapeutics said today it is scrapping its lead pipeline program to develop pociredir as a treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD) and launching a “comprehensive” review…

  10. Business

    Fulcrum plummets over 50% after scrapping lead sickle-cell drug on FDA concerns

    June 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Fulcrum Therapeutics (FULC.O) , opens new tab plunged 52% on Tuesday after the company said it would abandon development ​of its experimental…

  11. Business

    High-Precision Base-Editing Therapy Demonstrates Durable VOC-Free Efficacy and Favorable Safety in Sickle Cell Disease

    CorrectSequence Therapeutics Reports Positive 15-Month Follow-Up Data for CS-206 SHANGHAI , June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CorrectSequence Therapeutics Co., Ltd. ( Correctseq ), a…