It is believed around 1,700 people could be eligible for the treatment, while the NHS estimates around 50 people a year will ...

The high cost of sickle cell gene therapies is pushing private insurers and Medicaid programs to develop new payment models.

Nearly a year after new sickle cell gene therapies were approved, CNBC's Bertha Coombs reports a small number of patients are ...

The Philadelphia Citizen is recognizing CHOP doctors Alexis Thompson and Dr. Stephan Grupp with the 'Disruptors of the Year' ...

Columnist Mary Shaniqua shares some practical examples of how to support, comfort, and encourage a loved one with sickle cell.

A new review and policy statement underscore the inaccuracy of sickle cell trait as a cause of death on autopsies.

In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...

Sickle cell disease is a severe, inherited blood disorder that primarily affects people of African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Indian descent.Despite its widespread impact, SCD research has ...

The Medical University of South Carolina Health has established the Rena N. Grant Sickle Cell Center to help treat those ...

News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing.

Kyle Registre's childhood dream of becoming a pilot can finally come true now that he says he's been cured of sickle cell ...