Sickle Cell Disease news and research updates
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Modern treatment cures Pee Dee siblings from sickle cell
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — Two Pee Dee siblings are officially cured of sickle cell disease after more than a decade of living with the genetic blood disorder. Ashanti and Dontrell…
Research and progress in sickle cell disease and thalassemia: a podcast with Baba Inusa
We’re joined by Baba Inusa (right), a pediatric hematologist and Professor at King’s College London (UK), to discuss research, progress, and the regenerative aspects of sickle…
Vertex’s CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease hits unexpected roadblock
Vertex executives warned that Casgevy, its curative treatment for sickle cell disease, would be slow to reach patients. But few expected it to be this slow. More than two years…
Vertex’s CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease hits unexpected roadblock
This story is republished from STAT , the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here . Vertex executives…
- statnews.com
Vertex’s CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease hits unexpected roadblock
Vertex executives warned that Casgevy, its curative treatment for sickle cell disease, would be slow to reach patients. But few expected it to be this slow. More than two years…
Path To Sickle Cell Disease Elimination in India: from Precision Diagnostics and Comprehensive Care To Curative Horizons
Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains a formidable hematological public health challenge, particularly among tribal populations in central and southern India. Launch of the National…
- Businessindependent.co.ug
Breakthrough sickle cell gene therapy a distant hope in Africa
NEWS ANALYSIS | JOHN MUSENZE | As Uganda rolls out mandatory nationwide screening of newborns for sickle cell disease this month, a gene therapy celebrated in the United States…
Birth control is safe, with low risk of clots, for women with sickle cell: Review
Hormonal contraceptives — birth control medications that use lab-made versions of reproductive hormones — appear to be generally safe for use by women with sickle cell disease…
Comorbidities among individuals with sickle cell trait in remote regions of Odisha, India
Sickle cell trait (SCT), long believed to be a benign carrier condition, is now being recognized for its association with various health complications. Despite its high prevalence…
- Newsconsultqd.clevelandclinic.org
Novel Gene Editing Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Continues to Free Patients From Severe Vaso-Occlusive Pain
The reni-cel experimental gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease continues to show promising results. Now tested in a full cohort of 40 patients, some with more than two…
- Happeningsnews-medical.net
Young adults with complex childhood conditions experience longer hospital stays, higher readmissions
Young adults with complex chronic childhood-onset conditions such as sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis experience longer hospital stays, higher readmission rates and greater…
New partnership aims to expand global access to sickle cell gene therapy
Caring Cross, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to improving access to advanced therapies, and Boston Children's Hospital today announced a collaboration to provide a sustainable…