Nature

Multi-center study on mortality in children, and adults with sickle cell anemia-risk factors and causes of death

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the commonest monogenic diseases with highest prevalence in sun-saharan Africa (500–2000/100.000) 1. It is caused by a single amino acid mutation, where glutamic ...
Crain's Chicago Business

UChicago among small group approved to use new treatments for sickle cell

The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital is one of only nine centers nationwide authorized to use the newly approved CRISPR-based treatment for sickle cell disease in patients 12 ...

World Sickle Cell Day 2026: Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai Successfully Performs Bone Marrow Transplant On 33-Year-Old Patient

Ahead of World Sickle Cell Day, Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai reported the successful bone marrow transplant of a 33-year-old ...
Healio

Patients with sickle cell disease using disease-modifying therapies more, but not enough

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most patients with sickle cell disease are not using disease-modifying therapies. DMT use increased nearly 10% ...

Blood donations needed for Mississippi sickle cell patients

A shortage of donated blood is putting a spotlight on the need for more volunteers, as thousands of Mississippians with ...
CNN

FDA considers first CRISPR gene editing treatment that may cure sickle cell

At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew. The executive director of the nonprofit patient advocacy group the Sickle Cell Consortium was ...
Everyday Health

Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease Crisis: What You Need to Know

“Think of the blood vessels like a city highway,” says Elizabeth Margolskee, MD, MPH, a clinical pathologist and an associate professor of clinical pathology and laboratory medicine at the Perelman ...
The New York Times

New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver. By Rebecca Robbins and ...
New Vision on MSN

Uganda seeks gene therapy in sickle cell disease fight

Kityo said only one Ugandan, Allan Byamukama, 35, residing in the US, has been cured of SCD using gene therapy. “This survivor is our ambassador and champion, which energises us that we can do gene ...
Healthline

What to Know About Avascular Necrosis and Sickle Cell Disease

Avascular necrosis is the breakdown and death of bone tissue due to insufficient blood supply. It’s a common complication of sickle cell disease, but early diagnosis and treatment can help slow ...
Medical Xpress

Q&A: Shedding light on a neglected form of sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of painful and life-threatening genetic disorders that affect hemoglobin, the major protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells. It occurs in nearly 100,000 ...