Data from a Phase 2/3 trial shows etavopivat may reduce the incidence of vaso-occlusive crises and raise levels of hemoglobin ...

Nearly all the patients with severe SCD treated with the gene-editing therapy reni-cel remained free of VOEs for up to two ...

From reprogrammed stem cells to next-generation gene editing, 2024 has seen some incredible developments with the potential to become new treatments.

J&J aims to expand Darzalex's use even further in the blood cancer, while Merck & Co. and Novo Nordisk presented at ASH ...

"The education was not there. It still isn't there, but it should be," Alvin Henry Jr., a sickle cell disease patient, said. ...

Blood smears can help detect abnormalities in the blood cells (such as sickle cell anemia), white blood cell disorders such as leukemia, and bloodborne parasites like malaria. If you have ...

Though he doesn't remember it, Branden Baptiste had his first sickle cell crisis at age 2. Through elementary school, he was ...

Infections with human parvovirus B19 can be common and mild, but those with compromised immune systems can be at particular risk, according to a recent study.

Transplant is beneficial earlier in life, Wang told MedPage Today, but carries potential short- and long-term side effects.

Base editing gene therapy is rewriting the future for sickle cell patients, leaving them healthier and pain-free.

The disease has many different variations, like sickle cell anemia, that can cause symptoms ... That happens when those red blood cells lose their oxygen, they lose their nutrients.