Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering—here's what you need to know
Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...
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Just Like You: Young girl, mother write children’s book to help others understand Sickle Cell Anemia
Simmie White is taking control of her own story. The six-year-old girl and her mother want others to understand more about ...
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The importance of adequate hydration in sickle cell management
Hydration is an important part of preventing and treating sickle cell crises, writes columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, who shares ...
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Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
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Urban League of Greater Madison, American Red Cross will partner for Sickle Cell Blood Drive on Feb. 22
The Urban League of Greater Madison and The American Red Cross will host a Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive on Saturday, Feb ...
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1st SCD patient outside US receives gene-editing therapy Casgevy
An SCD patient in Bahrain received the gene-editing therapy Casgevy, marking the first time the treatment has been given outside the U.S.
High-cost sickle cell gene therapies push insurers and Medicaid programs to find new payment models
The high cost of sickle cell gene therapies is pushing private insurers and Medicaid programs to develop new payment models.
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Sickle Cell Anemia Testing & Screening Market to Reach USD 383 Million by 2030, Growing at a CAGR of 6.1%
Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia and the Need for Early DiagnosisSickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder caused by a ...
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Gene therapy among cutting-edge treatments at MUSC's new sickle cell center in Charleston
The Medical University of South Carolina Health has established the Rena N. Grant Sickle Cell Center to help treat those ...
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Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering—here's what you need to know
The shape of the red blood cell is useful to flexibly ... But not if you suffer from sickle cell disease, which affects nearly 8 million people worldwide, most in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to know
The clumps make red blood cells rigid and change their shape from flexible doughnuts into inflexible sickles – hence the name of the disease. Rigid sickle cells cannot travel through narrow blood ...