hemoglobin C (HbC), and typical hemoglobin (HbA). Significant amounts of HbS confirms sickle cell disease, while the presence of both HbA and HbS indicate sickle cell trait. Doctors then confirm a ...

A new study finds that preschool-aged children with sickle cell disease (SCD) who live in food deserts and have limited access to transportation are at greater risk for acute complications and ...

If parents are considering having a child and are concerned about sickle cell trait, here are some steps they can take. Both parents can undergo a simple blood test called hemoglobin ...

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 ...

Pfizer is voluntarily withdrawing its sickle cell disease (SCD ... drug to reach the market that prevented sickle haemoglobin (HbS) polymerisation, the molecular basis of sickling and destruction ...

Crimson Bow Sickle Cell Initiative has empowered 250 sickle cell patients with skills and grants during its Project Empower a Warrior 3.0 themed “Health and Wealth: Balancing Entrepreneurship in ...

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 ...

Staff lined the hallway, cheering and waving noisemakers. He had just become the first patient to receive a gene therapy for sickle cell since it was approved — a therapy that is expected to ...

A patient with sickle cell disease died while participating in a clinical trial of a CRISPR-based treatment from Beam Therapeutics, threatening to overshadow early signals of effective gene editing.

In the wake of Pfizer’s voluntary market withdrawal of the popular sickle cell disease therapy, BioSpace looks at five investigational drugs currently making their way through the pipeline. “[Oxbryta] ...