There is currently no proven treatment available against the sickle disease, however, scientists now claim First Patient In ...

Connecticut is now participating in a new federal program aimed at expanding treatment access for patients with sickle cell ...

This will be the first time the therapy is available at the facility, following the acquisition of an apheresis machine made ...

He recently had the first of two six-hour procedures at Manning Family Children's Hospital to collect his stem cells in order to edit them.

Sickle cell anemia is one of a group of inherited disorders known as sickle cell disease. It affects the shape of red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of the body. Red blood cells are ...

As a mother to a sickle cell disease patient, I’ve seen it all when it comes to this devastating — not to mention historically overlooked and underfunded — disease. My daughter Ronicia, whom we ...

A rural Ugandan community is a hot spot for sickle cell disease. But one patient gives hope MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Barbara Nabulo was one of three girls in her family.