Victoria Gray is the first person in the world to receive CRISPR,  a gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease created by ...

As World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19 draws near, a collaborative of 47 community organizations and medical providers across the Northeastern United States is preparing ...

A Falmouth teen, Jayden Wilsey, is the first to receive gene therapy to treat sickle cell at Boston Children's Hospital.

Sanofi SNY announced that the FDA has granted orphan drug designation to its investigational BTK inhibitor, rilzabrutinib, ...

Researchers evaluated the use of ultrawide field swept-source OCT-A to evaluate retinal vasculature in patients with sickle cell retinopathy.

MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he is the first ...

Sebastien Beauzile, 21, has been cured of sickle cell anemia, according to his doctors at Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center. Beauzile received a new gene therapy called Lyfgeni, created by the ...

He had come to Florida to surprise his sister for her birthday. But instead, he had become so weak from sickle cell anemia that he had to be carried into a local hospital, then sent to another ...

The former is identified by an alteration in a single gene and encompasses diseases like hemophilia, thalassemia, cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and sickle-cell anemia. The alteration ...

The commemorative stamp honours Madhya Pradesh’s initiative to combat the high prevalence of sickle cell anemia in tribal regions and highlights the commitment to eradicate this hereditary ...

Many individuals with sickle cell anemia undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with oocyte cryopreservation (OC) have complications, according to a study scheduled for presentation ...

Sickle cell anemia may qualify as a disability for people experiencing severe symptoms, allowing access to benefits. However, eligibility depends on how the condition affects daily life.