The story of sickle cell disease in Michigan has always been one of resilience. Black families have advocated, organized, and cared for each other when systems looked the other way. This program has ...

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A groundbreaking new study introduces an AI-powered smartphone app that noninvasively screens for anemia using a photo of a user's fingernail. The study shows the app provides hemoglobin estimates ...

Though it may be a while before similar personalized treatments are available for others, doctors hope the technology can ...

A gene therapy recently approved by the FDA to treat patients with Sickle Cell Anemia is now being administered in St. Louis.

The PSCR occurs with two main types of sickle cell diagnosis: HbSS: This type also is known as sickle cell anemia, related to hemoglobin S. Vision loss is less common with HbSS, despite the fact that ...

It is encouraging to see that the UK has taken a historic step with NICE’s recent recommendation of Casgevy. This development has the potential to transform many lives, offering a potential cure for ...

Riley, Jr. Park, home of the Charleston RiverDogs. Sickle cell anemia disproportionately impacts minority communities, with patients often requiring regular blood transfusions. The effectiveness ...

that would be such a big step forward.” Jacinta said she will likely seek gene therapy for her 14-year-old daughter, who also has sickle cell and has suffered from brain aneurysms. Martin’s ...

Kennedy Jr. and the incoming administration “indicate support for cell and gene therapy development, including advances in treating sickle-cell disease, which are positive.” He pointed to Kennedy’s ...

You were born with sickle cell anemia and now you’re a mother of twins. How does it feel holding them in your arms? I feel proud for not giving up on myself. It wasn’t easy, but I thank God ...

There are basically three different causes of anemia: blood loss, decreased or faulty red blood cell production ... and folate. Steps to take include the following: ...