Sickle cell anemia causes sickle-shaped cells to block blood flow to the lungs, leading to acute chest syndrome. Common treatment methods involve oxygen supplementation and pain management. Sickle ...

Exa-cel, a new CRISPR-based treatment, modifies the genes of the patient's stem cells to induce them to produce fetal hemoglobin. I have a long-standing interest in sickle cell anemia, a genetic ...

The Food and Drug Administration says there’s an unmet need for help for patients suffering from severe sickle cell anemia. A new drug that uses gene editing could solve that. Sickle cell anemia ...

PLANTATION, Fla. -- A grieving Broward County mother is working to garner support for sickle cell survivors who have grappled with an overlooked side of the disease. A Journal of the American Medical ...

This month the FDA has approved a treatment for an inherited blood disorder. The Casgevy treatment was developed through CRISPR gene-editing technology and involves modifying a person’s own blood stem ...

Learn how to treat a sickle cell disease crisis at home and when you should go to a medical center for more care.

The FDA is reviewing a drug that could cure sickle cell anemia. Right now bone marrow or stem cell transplants are the only FDA-approved cures. The Food and Drug Administration says there’s an unmet ...