Despite a Trump administration push, there are few facilities offering the complex treatment in the rural areas where many ...

Caden Major was born with sickle cell disease – an inherited blood disorder affecting red blood cells. Now at 19 years old, doctors said he's essentially "cured" thanks to gene therapy treatment at ...

Despite decades of research, the average life expectancy for an American with sickle cell remains about 20 years shorter than ...

For individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD), the transition from pediatric to adult care can be one of the most critical—and risky—moments in their health journey. During a recent BDLive ...

At the Cleveland Clinic, doctors are using a one-time gene-editing therapy that alters a patient’s own blood-forming stem cells to correct the genetic mutation responsible for the disease. Physicians ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) refers to a group of genetic conditions that affect the red blood cells (RBCs) by altering their shape. The abnormally shaped cells are unable to perform the function of ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited red blood cell (RBC) disorder. It’s the result of a genetic mutation that causes misshapen RBCs. SCD gets its name from the crescent shape of the RBCs, which ...

Family, neighbors and close friends gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember 23-year-old Jamar Jordan Gray, who died Dec.

Sickle cell anemia is the most serious form of sickle cell disease (SCD). It occurs when a person inherits an irregular hemoglobin gene from each parent. Certain groups of people are more at risk of ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - At just 10 years old, Elijah Dottery has already faced more challenges than most people will in a ...

In a New Year initiative, a dedicated blood bank will be set up at the Government Hospital in Araku to support patients ...

Mary Thomson and her husband, Kanjala, have lost their income amid changing witchdoctors, but their firstborn’s suffering has not changed. Since 2011, Ethel, 15, was frequently bedridden with severe ...