Chaotic scenes on the front lawn of a Lower Hutt house during a fight involving hockey sticks, a knife and possibly a sickle, ...

Sickle cell disease is a hereditary condition, which means a person inherits it from their biological parents. The condition occurs when a person inherits two copies of the hemoglobin beta (HBB ...

Sickle cell patient files lawsuit against Global Blood Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer, alleging harm from medication. The lawsuit, filed on Hardiman's behalf by the law firm ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) can affect people of any ethnicity but is much more common among Africans and African Americans. Other ethnic groups with higher rates of SCD include Hispanic Americans ...

People with sickle cell disease are immunocompromised, which means they have an increased risk of infection. For this reason, immunizations are an important part of complete sickle cell care. This ...

Editas Medicine said Tuesday it will license out or partner its lead sickle cell treatment, the latest shift for a tarantella company that has repeatedly switched direction and leadership since ...

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While it might sound counterintuitive to cut your grass down to the nub, this practice, known as lawn scalping, is a crucial step in revitalizing your lawn and promoting its overall well-being. So, ...

Global Blood Therapeutics had developed Oxbryta that was used to treat haemolytic anaemia (excess breakdown of red blood cells) in patients aged 12 years and older who have sickle cell disease.

bMcKusick-Nathans Institute, Baltimore and Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA ...