It’s a medical breakthrough in treating sickle cell disease and a Michigan man is proof that it works.

Sickle cell disease—the subject of a new Seminar in The Lancet—is one of the most prevalent and fastest-growing genetic disorders worldwide. Although its true prevalence is difficult to determine ...

Chantez Sanford Jr., 24, of Southfield, says his life has been transformed after undergoing Lyfgenia gene therapy at Children ...

A 24-year-old Southfield college student has become the first patient in Michigan to receive a new gene therapy that could ...

Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group ...

Daniel Cressy says today is a life-changing day. The man in his 20s received a gene therapy transfusion Wednesday at Manning ...

Makenzie’s first sickle cell pain crisis came without warning. She was scared and felt alone. Not only was the pain excruciating, but her parents weren’t there—her two worst fears at once. She spent ...

My Blood, Your Blood, a new children's book by author and producer Laura Henry-Allain MBE and illustrated by Zenovia Grant, is full of heroes. Based on the real-life experience of 13-year-old Angel ...

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, a physician with sickle cell disease, shares how she manages leg ulcers, including wound care and pain control.