Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication. However, viruses are dynamic ...
The immune systems of cancer patients are highly disrupted, with those who have a higher number of immune cells in their blood having a better survival rate, finds a new study that uses a pioneering ...
MUSC health has established the Rena N. Grant Sickle Cell Center to help treat those suffering from sickle cell disease. This ...
The Medical University of South Carolina is expanding its access to state-supported Sickle Cell programs for “warriors,” or ...
An SCD patient in Bahrain received the gene-editing therapy Casgevy, marking the first time the treatment has been given outside the U.S.
A discovery at the Kavli Institute at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway has uncovered a ...
The high cost of sickle cell gene therapies is pushing private insurers and Medicaid programs to develop new payment models.