While treatment options for the inherited blood disease have long been available, scientists now believe that a cure for sickle cell may lie in gene-editing.

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and eight other institutions in the United States, Africa and Europe say they have identified a potential new gene target that could be edited to treat sickle ...

Individuals living with sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa face disparities in treatment and health care access when ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sickle cell disease is a devastating, inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated eight million people worldwide and roughly 100,000 here in the United States, most of them ...

Individuals living with sickle cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa face disparities in treatment and health care access when compared with those in ...

Doctors say new gene-based treatments could offer long-term relief — and possible cures — for people living with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease has long shortened lives in the United States, ...

In Ghana newborn screening for sickle cell disease is rare, with many children going undiagnosed until painful symptoms force emergency care. The International Sickle Cell Centre (ISCC), a nonprofit ...

If you or someone you know has sickle cell disease (SCD), you may have heard of Lyfgenia, one of two gene therapies approved for this condition. Gene therapies are the only treatments for SCD that can ...

Inherited blood disorders remain one of the most persistent yet under-recognised public health challenges in India. Among them, sickle cell disease and thalassemia together account for a substantial ...

Odisha streamlines sickle cell disease care through integrated screening, diagnosis, and treatment, benefiting over 97,000 ...