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Sickle cell disease can take a toll on couples, but it's entirely possible to maintain a healthy relationship, says columnist.

According to research studies and demographic surveys by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and genetic researchers, sickle cell disease is widespread in many tribal groups of India, especially amon ...

Regarding the complications common to the two groups of pregnant women, urinary tract infections (18.1%), severe anemia (22.8%), severe malaria (26.8%) were more reported in sickle cell women than in ...

A "groundbreaking" £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use on the NHS, offering patients with severe sickle cell disease some hope of a cure. It is believed around 1,700 people could be ...

Our independent appraisal committee has approved the use of gene editing therapy exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) for use in the NHS in England, providing a potential cure for some people with ...

A sickle cell disease “cure” is to be offered to NHS patients for the first time. The £1.65 million gene therapy called exa-cel, also known under the brand name Casgevy, uses a Nobel Prize ...

Would the transplant work? What would it look like to have a successful stem cell transplant? Would it be a cure for my sickle cell disease? It was a decision I could think about making because my ...

LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will provide a cutting-edge gene therapy that aims to cure sickle cell disease, the National Institute for Health and Care ...

Many individuals with sickle cell anemia undergoing controlled ovarian ... from parts of tropical and sub-tropical regions where malaria is or was common. One-third of all indigenous inhabitants ...

Sickle Cell Trait Does Not Cause "Sickle Cell Crisis" Leading to Exertion-Related Death: A Systematic Review. Blood Journal , 2025; DOI: 10.1182/blood.2024026899 Cite This Page : ...