A 21-year-old man has become the first person in New York—and one of the first in the world—to be cured of sickle cell anemia. A novel form of gene therapy enabled the man to receive a life-changing ...

Sickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD). Treatments for sickle cell anemia include medications, blood transfusions, and bone marrow transplants. SCD is a group of ...

Recent peer-reviewed study supports what patients shared with their own voices: Automated red blood cell exchange improves the lives of people struggling with sickle cell disease LAKEWOOD, Colo., Nov.

The first-ever automated red blood cell exchange transfusion in a public hospital in Kenya was successfully conducted at Victoria Hospital, an annexe of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral ...

This month the FDA has approved a treatment for an inherited blood disorder. The Casgevy treatment was developed through CRISPR gene-editing technology and involves modifying a person’s own blood stem ...

The company identified 7 studies from the clinical evidence search which incorporated an economic analysis. However, it was unable to draw any firm conclusions from these studies. The external ...

Standard treatments can significantly lower the risk of stroke in children with sickle cell anemia, according to a review of ...

Darlaine and Dwight Carson say they both knew they carried the sickle cell trait but never imagined their daughter would have it. They were forced to make a scary yet lifesaving decision to sign off ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rates of cerebrovascular events have increased across all age groups since the release of guidelines aimed at ...

The Spectra Optia Apheresis System (Terumo BCT) is an apheresis and cell collection platform which can be used in the treatment of sickle cell disease. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the ...

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