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

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

A SYSTEMATIC review by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) has found no evidence to support sickle cell trait (SCT) as a cause of acute pain crises or sudden exertion-related death. This finding ...

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

A Walsall charity which delivers vital help to those suffering with sickle cell disease is celebrating its fifth anniversary ...

MUSC recieved updatesThe MUSC Board of Trustees received a key program update at the February board meeting on a ...

Simmie White is taking control of her own story. The six-year-old girl and her mother want others to understand more about ...

(Reuters) -Gene therapy maker bluebird bio on Friday agreed to be taken private by Carlyle Group and SK Capital Partners at a ...

Billy made his own history in the game, too. When he took the floor for the New York Knicks on April 3, 2019, he became the ...

This achievement follows Bahrain’s landmark decision on 2 December 2023 to become the second country globally and the first ...