Sebastien Beauzile became the first person in NY to be made symptom-free after undergoing a new type of gene therapy.

"Finding new genetic variants that could be edited to treat more patients, which would preserve the type of hemoglobin present at birth, is critical for saving more lives," says Wonkam. Other cures ...

While any blood donor is welcome and prized, more Black donors are particularly needed, especially for recipients with sickle ...

James Herrick, a Chicago doctor, was the first to describe sickled red blood cells in a patient of African descent. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, ...

For the first time, two U.S. teenagers with sickle cell disease will be able to go swimming on their spring break, thanks to SCD treatments.

Exactly three months later, the man has fully recovered from his once-debilitating illness, offering hope to millions of sickle cell anemia patients around the globe. Sickle cell anemia is the ...

MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he is the first ...